CVE-2026-116879
CVE-2026-116879 · Semantic MediaWiki 7.3.0 before 7.3.1 Missing Authorization via smwtask Update Task
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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.
CVSS 6.9 · Medium · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Affected products and versions
semanticmediawiki
- Versions
- ≥ 7.3.0, < 7.3.1: Affected (semver)
- 7.3.1: Not affected (semver)
Update to 7.3.1
Original sources
- https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/security/advisories/GHSA-6wrc-864f-6vqp
- https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/commit/cba0541d1f931e5c5440a483790dd7c3dec1751d
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/semantic-mediawiki-7.3.0-before-7.3.1-missing-authorization-via-smwtask-update-task
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116879