YesWiki before 4.6.7 contains an algorithmic-complexity denial of service in the wakka.php formatter due to an O(n^2) markdown-link regex. Unauthenticated attackers can submit a small crafted body of bracket characters to the page-edit preview endpoint to pin PHP-FPM workers and saturate the pool.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

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Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Yeswiki Subscribe
Yeswiki Subscribe

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/YesWiki/yeswiki/security/advisories/GHSA-gf57-wg5m-h34q cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/yeswiki-before-4.6.7-redos-via-wakka-php-edit-preview-endpoint cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description YesWiki before 4.6.7 contains an algorithmic-complexity denial of service in the wakka.php formatter due to an O(n^2) markdown-link regex. Unauthenticated attackers can submit a small crafted body of bracket characters to the page-edit preview endpoint to pin PHP-FPM workers and saturate the pool.
Title YesWiki before 4.6.7 ReDoS via wakka.php Edit-Preview Endpoint
First Time appeared Yeswiki
Yeswiki yeswiki
Weaknesses CWE-1333
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:yeswiki:yeswiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Yeswiki
Yeswiki yeswiki
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-02T11:38:25.069Z

Reserved: 2026-10-02T00:53:58.504Z

Link: CVE-2026-104454

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-02T12:17:17.160

Modified: 2026-10-02T12:17:17.277

Link: CVE-2026-104454

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Weaknesses