CVE-2026-116876

CVE-2026-116876CVE-2026-116876

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.

Scoring

CVSS 7.1 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Last modified2026-10-27
Sourced from NVD. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.