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CVE-2026-116876high7.1

Semantic MediaWiki 2.5.0 before 7.3.1 Missing Authorization via Is edit protected

Impact

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.

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Affected packages

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Affected products

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SemanticMediaWiki · SemanticMediaWiki

Other versions: unaffected

Version / rangeSource status
2.5.0 to before 7.3.1affected
7.3.1unaffected
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Original source 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.

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