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CVE ID: CVE-2014-2243

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.

Test IDs: None available

Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-2243
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-February/000141.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/28/1
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/01/2

CVE ID:	CVE-2014-2243
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.
Test IDs:	None available
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-2243 http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-February/000141.html http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/28/1 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/01/2