CVE-2026-126566

CVE-2026-126566CVE-2026-126566

Description

Semantic MediaWiki 7.3.1 before 7.4.1 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in EditProtectionUpdater::userMayChangeProtection() that checks protection changes against the page's latest revision author. Editors can add {{#set:Is edit protected=false}} to a transcluded template, removing administrator edit and move protection logged under the administrator's name.

Scoring

CVSS 7.1 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Last modified2026-11-11
Sourced from NVD. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.