---
id: CVE-2026-116880
title: >-
  Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 CSRF via Special:SMWAdmin Maintenance
  Actions
summary: >-
  Semantic MediaWiki from 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 contains a cross-site request
  forgery vulnerability in Special:SMWAdmin because it overwrites the
  wpEditToken with a freshly generated valid token. Attackers can lure an
  authenticated smw-admin …
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-352
vendor: SemanticMediaWiki
product: SemanticMediaWiki
affected:
  - SemanticMediaWiki >= 3.0.0 < 7.3.1
published: '2026-10-27'
updated: '2026-10-27'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-27T10:26:44.107Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116880'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-7f7v-2qf4-gfq3
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-7f7v-2qf4-gfq3)
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/semantic-mediawiki-3.0.0-before-7.3.1-csrf-via-special-smwadmin-maintenance-actions
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 CSRF via
      Special:SMWAdmin Maintenance Actions
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-27T16:11:59.287Z'
---

## Overview

Semantic MediaWiki from 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in Special:SMWAdmin because it overwrites the wpEditToken with a freshly generated valid token. Attackers can lure an authenticated smw-admin user to a malicious page that triggers schema setup, entity-disposal, or job actions, causing semantic data loss and resource exhaustion.

## Affected

- `SemanticMediaWiki >= 3.0.0 < 7.3.1`

## Remediation

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