CVE-2014-2243 (GCVE-0-2014-2243)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-03-02 02:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 10:06
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 29/100 over 2271 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2014-02-28 00:00
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