Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 CSRF via Special:SMWAdmin Maintenance Actions
CVE-2026-116880
Semantic MediaWiki from 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in Special:SMWAdmin because it overwrites the wpEditToken with a freshly generated valid token. Attackers can lure an authenticated smw-admin user to a malicious page that triggers schema setup, entity-disposal, or job actions, causing semantic data loss and resource exhaustion.
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.1
HIGH
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-352 ↗Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| SemanticMediaWiki | SemanticMediaWiki | 3.0.0 < 7.3.1 (affected), 7.3.1 (unaffected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
GitHub Advisory
Vulnerability Class
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | VulnCheck · Bug Bounty Provider · USA |
| Reserved | 2026-10-27T01:00:42 |
| Published | 2026-10-27T10:23:32 |
| Patch Date | 2026-09-28 |
| Last Updated | 2026-10-27T10:26:44 |
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