CVE-2020-29007
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-94
Code Injection
Publication date:
15/04/2023
Last modified:
06/02/2025
Description
The Score extension through 0.3.0 for MediaWiki has a remote code execution vulnerability due to improper sandboxing of the GNU LilyPond executable. This allows any user with an ability to edit articles (potentially including unauthenticated anonymous users) to execute arbitrary Scheme or shell code by using crafted {{Image data to generate musical scores containing malicious code.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
9.80
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:score:*:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:* | 0.3.0 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/seqred-s-a/cve-2020-29007
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T257062
- https://seqred.pl/en/cve-2020-29007-remote-code-execution-in-mediawiki-score/
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Score
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Score/2021_security_advisory
- https://github.com/seqred-s-a/cve-2020-29007
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T257062
- https://seqred.pl/en/cve-2020-29007-remote-code-execution-in-mediawiki-score/
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Score
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Score/2021_security_advisory