YesWiki up to 4.6.6 Formatter wakka.php denial of service
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 5.2 | $0-$5k | 0.17+ |
Summary
A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in YesWiki up to 4.6.6. This impacts an unknown function of the file wakka.php of the component Formatter. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-104454. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in YesWiki up to 4.6.6. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file wakka.php of the component Formatter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-104454 since 10/02/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.
By approaching the search of inurl:wakka.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
Upgrading to version 4.6.7 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Name
Version
Website
- Product: https://github.com/YesWiki/yeswiki/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 5.3
CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Google Hack: 🔒
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: YesWiki 4.6.7
Timeline
10/02/2026 Advisory disclosed10/02/2026 CVE reserved
10/02/2026 VulDB entry created
10/02/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Product: github.comAdvisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-104454 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-104454
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-413092
Entry
Created: 10/02/2026 14:28Changes: 10/02/2026 14:28 (77)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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