CVE-2026-116876
highSemantic MediaWiki from 2.5.0 before 7.3.1 contains an improper authorization vulnerability that allows ordinary editors to permanently protect pages by adding…
Vendor / product: Semantic-mediawiki — semantic mediawiki
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.
CVSS
7.1
7.1 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-27 11:17
Modified: 2026-11-04 01:16
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-04 01:26 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
semantic-mediawiki / semantic_mediawiki ≥2.5.0 <7.3.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Vendor advisory: https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-9824-67pm-c29j
References
- https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/commit/d2a198f42184373bb8604450c46a... disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-9824-67pm-... disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/semantic-mediawiki-2.5.0-before-7.3.1-missing-authori... disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-9824-67pm-... 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-04 01:26 UTC · record ↗