{"id":"CVE-2026-116876","title":"Semantic MediaWiki 2.5.0 before 7.3.1 Missing Authorization via Is edit protected","summary":"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, Ed…","severity":"high","cvss":7.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-862"],"vendor":"SemanticMediaWiki","product":"SemanticMediaWiki","affected":["SemanticMediaWiki >= 2.5.0 < 7.3.1"],"published":"2026-10-27","updated":"2026-10-27","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-27T10:26:41.468Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116876","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-9824-67pm-c29j","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-9824-67pm-c29j)"},{"url":"https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/commit/d2a198f42184373bb8604450c46a13a2c28eafa3"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/semantic-mediawiki-2.5.0-before-7.3.1-missing-authorization-via-is-edit-protected","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: Semantic MediaWiki 2.5.0 before 7.3.1 Missing Authorization via Is edit protected"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-27T16:11:59.287Z","slug":"CVE-2026-116876","body":"## Overview\n\nSemantic 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `SemanticMediaWiki >= 2.5.0 < 7.3.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":39,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.1,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}