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Critical · 9.8 Public exploit CVE-2020-29007 EUVD-2020-21389GHSA-v67w-wjqm-h9pj

The Score extension through 0.3.0 for MediaWiki has a remote code execution vulnerability due to improper sandboxing of the GNU LilyPond ex…

Published Apr 15, 2023 · Updated Feb 6, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

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.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 1 repository

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