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MediaWiki Improper Authentication Vulnerability - CVE-2014-2665 - Vulnerability Database
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MediaWiki Improper Authentication Vulnerability - CVE-2014-2665

Medium
Reference: CVE-2014-2665
NVD Link: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2665
Title: MediaWiki Improper Authentication Vulnerability
Overview:

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 attacker39s account as demonstrated by tracking the victim39s activity related to a quotlogin CSRFquot issue.