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Unscored severity · published Mar 2, 2014
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…
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CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ME
Mediawiki · Mediawiki
through 1.19.11; 1.1.0; 1.10.0; 1.10.0; 1.10.0; 1.10.1; +34 more · source: NVD
Affected product
ME
Mediawiki
Mediawiki
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2243
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2243
Patch
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-February/000141.html
openwall.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/28/1
openwall.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/01/2
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1071136
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61346
gerrit.wikimedia.org
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/I2a9e89120f7092015495e638c6fa9f67adc9b84f%2Cn%2Cz
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