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.

Date published : 2014-03-01

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1071136

https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61346