CVE-2014-2665

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    CVE-2014-2665

    Published: 20 Apr 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-March/000145.html, http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-March/000145.html, https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/121517/1/includes/specials/SpecialChangePassword.php, https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62497, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/28/1, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/01/7

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High