CVE-2014-2665

MediaWiki <1.19.14, 1.20.x<1.21.8, 1.22.x<1.22.5 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

includes/specials/SpecialChangePassword.php in MediaWiki before 1.19.14, 1.20.x and 1.21.x before 1.21.8, and 1.22.x before 1.22.5 does not properly handle a correctly authenticated but unintended login attempt, which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by arranging for a victim to login to the attacker's account, as demonstrated by tracking the victim's activity, related to a "login CSRF" issue.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62497
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/28/1
Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-March/000145.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/01/7

Scores

EPSS 0.0020
EPSS Percentile 41.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (37)
mediawiki/mediawiki 1.19 (3 CPE variants)
mediawiki/mediawiki 1.19.0
mediawiki/mediawiki 1.19.1
mediawiki/mediawiki 1.19.2
mediawiki/mediawiki 1.19.3
mediawiki/mediawiki 1.19.4
mediawiki/mediawiki 1.19.5
mediawiki/mediawiki 1.19.6
mediawiki/mediawiki 1.19.7
mediawiki/mediawiki 1.19.8
... and 27 more
Published Apr 20, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026