Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - ExternalData Extension allows OS Command Injection.
This issue affects Mediawiki - ExternalData Extension: from * before 3.7.
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