CVE-2026-8857
Received Received - Intake

Timeline Script Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation

Publication date: 2026-07-01

Last updated on: 2026-07-01

Assigner: wikimedia-foundation

Description
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.

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Published
2026-07-01
Last Modified
2026-07-01
Generated
2026-07-01
AI Q&A
2026-07-01
EPSS Evaluated
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NVD
CVE-2026-8857
EUVD
EUVD-2026-41023

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Showing 4 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
wikimedia_foundation timeline From 1.46.0 (exc)
wikimedia_foundation timeline 1.45.4
wikimedia_foundation timeline 1.44.6
wikimedia_foundation timeline 1.43.9

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CWE ID Description
CWE-94 The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

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This vulnerability exists in the Wikimedia Foundation's timeline component, specifically in the program files scripts/EasyTimeline.Pl and includes/Timeline.Php. It affects versions of the timeline software before 1.46.0, including 1.45.4, 1.44.6, and 1.43.9.

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