CVE-2014-2243
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-2243 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-03-02 04:57:25 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
EPSS: 0.003830000 probability, percentile 0.595960000 (date 2026-05-05)
Problem Types: CWE-362 | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.10.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.10.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.10.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.10.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.10.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.10.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.10.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.11.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.11.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.11.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.11.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.12.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.12.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.12.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.12.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.12.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.12.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.13.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.13.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.13.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.13.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.13.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.13.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.13.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.14.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.14.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.14.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.15.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.15.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.15.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.15.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.15.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.15.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.15.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.16.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.16.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.16.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.16.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.16.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.16.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.17 | beta_1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.17.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.17.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.17.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.17.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.17.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.17.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.18 | beta_1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.18.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.18.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.18.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.18.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.18.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19 | beta_1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19 | beta_2 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.19.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.20.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.21.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.21.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.21.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.21.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.21.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.22.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.22.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.22.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⚓ T63346 Timing attack on Token | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.wikimedia.org | Vendor Advisory |
| 1071136 – (CVE-2014-2243) CVE-2014-2243 mediawiki: timing attack on token | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| [MediaWiki-announce] MediaWiki Security and Maintenance Releases: 1.22.3, 1.21.6 and 1.19.12 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.wikimedia.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| oss-security - Re: CVE requests: MediaWiki 1.22.3, 1.21.6 and 1.19.12 release | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | |
| Gerrit Code Review | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | gerrit.wikimedia.org | |
| oss-security - CVE requests: MediaWiki 1.22.3, 1.21.6 and 1.19.12 release | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | |
| Gerrit Code Review | MITRE | gerrit.wikimedia.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.