CVE-2026-116890
Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.0 Missing Authorization via smwtask API
CVSS Score
7.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
Semantic MediaWiki from 3.0.0 before 7.3.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the api.php smwtask module that allows unauthenticated attackers to run admin-only maintenance tasks. Attackers can use the public anonymous CSRF token to read internal store statistics, enqueue jobs like smw.entityIdDisposer, and execute queued jobs, degrading performance and altering semantic data.
| CWE | CWE-862 |
| Vendor | semanticmediawiki |
| Product | semanticmediawiki |
| Published | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Oct 27, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Affected Versions
SemanticMediaWiki / SemanticMediaWiki
3.0.0 < 7.3.0