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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| YesWiki | yeswiki | < 4.6.7 | 4.6.7 |
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-gf57-wg5m-h34q) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: YesWiki before 4.6.7 ReDoS via wakka.php Edit-Preview Endpoint third-party-advisory