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CVE-2014-2243

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-2243 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from mediawiki organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-03-02T04:57:25.917

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-362

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	≤ 1.19.11	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.1.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.10.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.10.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.10.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.10.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.10.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.10.3	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.10.4	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.11	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.11.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.11.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.11.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.11.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.12.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.12.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.12.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.12.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.12.3	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.12.4	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.13.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.13.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.13.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.13.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.13.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.13.3	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.13.4	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.14.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.14.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.14.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.15.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.15.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.15.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.15.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.15.3	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.15.4	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.15.5	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.16.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.16.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.16.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.16.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.16.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.16.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17.3	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.17.4	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.18	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.18	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.18.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.18.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.18.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.18.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.18.3	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19.3	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19.4	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19.5	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19.6	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19.7	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19.8	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19.9	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.19.10	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.20	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.20.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.20.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.20.3	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.20.4	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.20.5	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.20.6	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.20.7	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.20.8	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.21	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.21.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.21.2	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.21.3	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.21.4	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.21.5	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.22.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.22.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.22.2	Yes

References

http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-February/000141.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/28/1 ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/01/2 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1071136 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61346 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/I2a9e89120f7092015495e638c6fa9f67adc9b84f%2Cn%2Cz ([email protected])
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-February/000141.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/28/1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/01/2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1071136 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61346 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/I2a9e89120f7092015495e638c6fa9f67adc9b84f%2Cn%2Cz (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mediawiki's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.