Vulnerability in MediaWiki
CVE-2014-2243
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.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.016 (72.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Mediawiki — versions 1.1.0, 1.10.0, 1.10.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)