{"id":"CVE-2026-116876","aliases":[],"title":"Semantic MediaWiki 2.5.0 before 7.3.1 Missing Authorization via Is edit protected","titleSource":"VulnCheck","descriptionSource":"VulnCheck","products":[{"vendor":"SemanticMediaWiki","name":"SemanticMediaWiki","platforms":[],"versions":[{"version":"2.5.0","status":"affected","lessThan":"7.3.1","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.3.1","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"}],"defaultStatus":"unaffected","source":"VulnCheck","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116876"}],"remediation":[],"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out.","severity":"high","score":7.1,"published":"2026-10-27T10:23:29.626Z","modified":"2026-10-27T10:26:41.468Z","withdrawn":false,"knownExploited":false,"affected":[],"references":["https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-9824-67pm-c29j","https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/commit/d2a198f42184373bb8604450c46a13a2c28eafa3","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/semantic-mediawiki-2.5.0-before-7.3.1-missing-authorization-via-is-edit-protected"],"sources":[{"name":"CVE","id":"CVE-2026-116876","modified":"2026-10-27T10:26:41.468Z","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116876"}],"assessments":[{"source":"VulnCheck","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":7.1},{"source":"VulnCheck","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H","score":7.1}],"sourceAffected":[],"kev":{"status":"not-listed","checkedAt":"2026-10-29T00:55:32.564Z"},"coverage":[{"source":"NVD","status":"not-checked"},{"source":"GHSA","status":"not-checked"},{"source":"EUVD","status":"not-checked"},{"source":"EPSS","status":"not-checked"}],"evidence":[]}