CVE-2014-2665

N/A Unknown
Published: April 20, 2014 Modified: May 06, 2026
View on NVD

Description

includes/specials/SpecialChangePassword.php in MediaWiki before 1.19.14, 1.20.x and 1.21.x before 1.21.8, and 1.22.x before 1.22.5 does not properly handle a correctly authenticated but unintended login attempt, which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by arranging for a victim to login to the attacker's account, as demonstrated by tracking the victim's activity, related to a "login CSRF" issue.

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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-March/000145.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/28/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/01/7
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62497
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/121517/1/includes/specials/SpecialChangePassword.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-March/000145.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/28/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/01/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62497
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/121517/1/includes/specials/SpecialChangePassword.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
42th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-287

Affected Vendors

mediawiki

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