{"id":"CVE-2026-116879","revision":"b46eaf49dc3c4e3a9ced5c5c717ea43f","records":[{"revision":"b46eaf49dc3c4e3a9ced5c5c717ea43f","observedAt":"2026-10-27T12:09:21.929+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-116879","aliases":[],"title":"Semantic MediaWiki 7.3.0 before 7.3.1 Missing Authorization via smwtask Update Task","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.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-10-27T10:23:31.684+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-27T10:26:43.41+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"SemanticMediaWiki","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"SemanticMediaWiki\",\n                    \"product\": \"SemanticMediaWiki\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"7.3.0\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"7.3.1\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"7.3.1\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 4.0","vector":"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","score":6.9,"severity":"MEDIUM"},{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L","score":5.4,"severity":"MEDIUM"}],"references":["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"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116879","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-116879","identifiers":["CVE-2026-116879"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}