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Wikimedia Timeline CVE-2026-8857

| EUVDEUVD-2026-41023 NONE
Code Injection (CWE-94)
2026-07-01 wikimedia-foundation GHSA-q6xp-j96f-7vmp

Severity by source

Vendor (wikimedia-foundation) PRIMARY
0.0 NONE
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI
9.9 CRITICAL

Network-delivered code injection by low-privilege editors achieving server-side RCE constitutes full scope change with high C/I/A impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (wikimedia-foundation).

CVSS VectorVendor: wikimedia-foundation

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Jul 01, 2026 - 17:01 EUVD
Analysis Generated
Jul 01, 2026 - 15:51 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation timeline.

This vulnerability is associated with program files scripts/EasyTimeline.Pl, includes/Timeline.Php.

This issue affects timeline: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.

AnalysisAI

Code injection in the Wikimedia Foundation Timeline extension (EasyTimeline) allows authenticated wiki editors to execute arbitrary server-side code via crafted timeline syntax processed by the Perl-based EasyTimeline.Pl script and its PHP integration layer Timeline.Php. The vulnerability stems from CWE-94 improper code generation control, where user-supplied timeline markup is passed to the backend Perl interpreter without sufficient sanitization, enabling remote code execution on the MediaWiki server. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Register or authenticate as wiki editor
Delivery
Craft malicious <timeline> block with injected Perl payload
Exploit
Submit page edit or preview
Execution
Timeline.Php passes input to EasyTimeline.Pl
Persist
Injected code executes server-side as web process
Impact
Achieve RCE on MediaWiki host

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires an account with page-editing privileges on the target MediaWiki instance - corresponding to CVSS PR:L (low privilege). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The provided CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N) presents a direct contradiction: the attack metrics reflect network-reachable, low-complexity, authenticated exploitation with no user interaction, but all impact metrics are scored None - inconsistent with CWE-94 Code Injection and the explicit RCE and Code Injection tags. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An authenticated wiki editor with standard edit permissions crafts a page containing a malicious <timeline> block where directive parameters include injected Perl code or system commands. When the page is saved or previewed, MediaWiki's Timeline.Php passes the input to EasyTimeline.Pl for rendering, and the injected payload executes with the privileges of the web server process - potentially yielding a remote shell or file system access. …
Remediation Upgrade the Timeline extension to one of the patched releases corresponding to your MediaWiki branch: 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, or 1.43.9. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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