CVE-2014-2243 | BDVDB-2026-60153 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/28/1
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61346
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-February/000141.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1071136
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/01/2
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/I2a9e89120f7092015495e638c6fa9f67adc9b84f%2Cn%2Cz
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.