{"id":"CVE-2014-2243","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-16T06:26:08.534726173Z","published":"2014-03-02T04:57:25Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-February/000141.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61346"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-February/000141.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1071136"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/28/1"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/01/2"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/I2a9e89120f7092015495e638c6fa9f67adc9b84f%2Cn%2Cz"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}