CVE-2014-2243

N/A Unknown
Published: March 02, 2014 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

includes/User.php in MediaWiki before 1.19.12, 1.20.x and 1.21.x before 1.21.6, and 1.22.x before 1.22.3 terminates validation of a user token upon encountering the first incorrect character, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack that relies on timing differences in responses to incorrect token guesses.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-February/000141.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/28/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/01/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1071136
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61346
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/I2a9e89120f7092015495e638c6fa9f67adc9b84f%2Cn%2Cz
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-February/000141.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/28/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/01/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1071136
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61346
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/I2a9e89120f7092015495e638c6fa9f67adc9b84f%2Cn%2Cz
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
60th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362

Affected Vendors

mediawiki

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