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.
                
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2014-03-02T02:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T10:06:00.267Z
Reserved: 2014-02-28T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-2243
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Deferred
Published: 2014-03-02T04:57:25.917
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2014-2243
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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