CVE-2020-35625 json
An issue was discovered in the Widgets extension for MediaWiki through 1.35.1.
published 2020-12-21 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also BIT-mediawiki-2020-35625 , EUVD-2020-23291
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in the Widgets extension for MediaWiki through 1.35.1. Any user with the ability to edit pages within the Widgets namespace could call any static function within any class (defined within PHP or MediaWiki) via a crafted HTML comment, related to a Smarty template. For example, a person in the Widget Editors group could use \MediaWiki\Shell\Shell::command within a comment.
Patch / fix
- bitnami mediawiki 1.35.2
Exploit prediction
1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| OSV | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | mediawiki | <1.35.2 |
1.35.2 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
References
-
phabricator.wikimedia.org
/T269718
third-party-advisory, web
-
gerrit.wikimedia.org
/r/q/Ic899a8b15bc510e61cdacb5c024af2d226a2dbeb
third-party-advisory, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35625
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-35625
- NVD CVE-2020-35625
- OSV BIT-mediawiki-2020-35625
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