CVE-2014-2243 describes a vulnerability in MediaWiki versions before 1.19.12, 1.20.x and 1.21.x before 1.21.6, and 1.22.x before 1.22.3. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to more easily brute-force user tokens due to improper validation that terminates upon the first incorrect character, leading to timing differences. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) could result in partial compromise of confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.19.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.10.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.10.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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