GHSA-p662-q5fq-6fm5HighCVSS 7.1
Semantic MediaWiki from 2.5.0 before 7.3.1 contains an improper authorization vulnerability that...
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 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.
🔗 References (5)
- https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-9824-67pm-c29j
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116876
- 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
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p662-q5fq-6fm5