CVE-2020-29007
The Score extension through 0.3.0 for MediaWiki has a remote code execution vulnerability due to...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-29007- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-29007- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-21389
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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-21389- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v67w-wjqm-h9pj
The Score extension through 0.3.0 for MediaWiki has a remote code execution vulnerability due to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-v67w-wjqm-h9pj- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | seqred-s-a/cve-2020-29007 | 2020-12-08 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-29007 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Mediawiki Score, published April 15, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.34%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/seqred-s-a/cve-2020-29007
mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Score
phabricator.wikimedia.org/T257062
seqred.pl/en/cve-2020-29007-remote-code-execution-in-mediawiki-score
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29007