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CVE-2026-126566

HIGH CVSS: 7.1 Published: 2026-11-11 Modified: 2026-11-11

Description

Semantic MediaWiki 7.3.1 before 7.4.1 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in EditProtectionUpdater::userMayChangeProtection() that checks protection changes against the page's latest revision author. Editors can add {{#set:Is edit protected=false}} to a transcluded template, removing administrator edit and move protection logged under the administrator's name.

Affected Platforms

Unknown

Weakness Type

CWE-863

References