Description
Wikipedia 12.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to crash the application by submitting oversized input through the search functionality. Attackers can paste a large buffer of repeated characters into the search bar to trigger an application crash.
Exploits (1)
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
5.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-306
Status
published
Products (1)
Wikipedia/Wikipedia
12.0
Published
Apr 04, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 05, 2026