CVE-2026-116876
Semantic MediaWiki from 2.5.0 before 7.3.1 contains an improper authorization vulnerability that…
- Risk score
- 43/100
- CVSS
- 7.1 v3.1
- Published
- 27 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- Semantic MediaWiki from 2.5.0 before 7.3.1 contains an improper authorization vulnerability that allows ordinary editors to permanently protect pages by adding an Is edit protected annotation. When $smwgEditProtectionRight is enabled, EditProtectionUpdater applies indefinite edit and move restrictions without checking…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 7.3.1 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 7.1 high
References
- https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/commit/d2a198f42184373bb8604450c46a13a2c28eafa3
- https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-9824-67pm-c29j
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/semantic-mediawiki-2.5.0-before-7.3.1-missing-authorization-via-is-edit-protected
Original description
Semantic MediaWiki from 2.5.0 before 7.3.1 contains an improper authorization vulnerability that allows ordinary editors to permanently protect pages by adding an Is edit protected annotation. When $smwgEditProtectionRight is enabled, EditProtectionUpdater applies indefinite edit and move restrictions without checking the author's rights, locking other editors and administrators out.
Last activity 27 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.