High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Oct 27, 2026
CVE-2026-116876
CVE-2026-116876
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.
Affected products
1- Range: 2.5.0 <= 7.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
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