CVE-2014-2665
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.06%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.06% probability · 63th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- mediawiki/mediawiki
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-March/000145.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/28/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/01/7
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62497
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/121517/1/includes/specials/SpecialChangePassword.phpPatch
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-March/000145.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/28/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/01/7
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62497
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/121517/1/includes/specials/SpecialChangePassword.phpPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.