CVE-2026-116879
Semantic MediaWiki 7.3.0 before 7.3.1 Missing Authorization via smwtask Update Task
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.9 Medium
- Published
- Oct 27, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 27, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 27, 2026
Description
Semantic MediaWiki from 7.3.0 before 7.3.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the smwtask update task that allows users with edit rights to force semantic updates on arbitrary pages. Attackers can supply a serialized subject parameter for a restricted page to trigger forced reparsing, semantic-store writes, and resource-intensive dependency work.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 6.9 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 5.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
SemanticMediaWikiSemanticMediaWiki |
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References
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