---
id: CVE-2026-116873
title: >-
  Semantic MediaWiki 7.3.0 Missing Authorization via smwtask API run-joblist and
  update
summary: >-
  Semantic MediaWiki from 7.3.0 before 7.3.1 contains a missing authorization
  vulnerability in the smwtask API module that allows unauthenticated attackers
  to run queued jobs and force store updates. Attackers can use the public
  anonymous …
severity: high
cvss: 7.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: SemanticMediaWiki
product: SemanticMediaWiki
affected:
  - SemanticMediaWiki >= 7.3.0 < 7.3.1
published: '2026-10-27'
updated: '2026-10-27'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-27T10:26:39.462Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116873'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-rjqv-6r83-pg8v
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-rjqv-6r83-pg8v)
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/semantic-mediawiki-7.3.0-missing-authorization-via-smwtask-api-run-joblist-and-update
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: Semantic MediaWiki 7.3.0 Missing Authorization via
      smwtask API run-joblist and update
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-27T16:11:59.281Z'
---

## Overview

Semantic MediaWiki from 7.3.0 before 7.3.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the smwtask API module that allows unauthenticated attackers to run queued jobs and force store updates. Attackers can use the public anonymous CSRF token with run-joblist to execute arbitrary job types in unbounded counts, or invoke update on sysop-protected pages, leaking page titles and exhausting resources.

## Affected

- `SemanticMediaWiki >= 7.3.0 < 7.3.1`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.