CVE-2026-116876
HIGH NVDCVSS Score
7.1
Severity
HIGH
Source
NVD
Published
Oct 27, 2026
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.