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
Published Apr 20, 2014
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.06%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.19.13
- 1.19
- 1.19
- 1.19
- 1.19.0
- 1.19.1
- 1.19.2
- 1.19.3
- 1.19.4
- 1.19.5
- 1.19.6
- 1.19.7
- 1.19.8
- 1.19.9
- 1.19.10
- 1.19.11
- 1.19.12
- 1.20
- 1.20.1
- 1.20.2
- 1.20.3
- 1.20.4
- 1.20.5
- 1.20.6
- 1.20.7
- 1.20.8
- 1.21
- 1.21.1
- 1.21.2
- 1.21.3
- 1.21.4
- 1.21.5
- 1.21.6
- 1.21.7
- 1.22.0
- 1.22.1
- 1.22.2
- 1.22.3
- 1.22.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.06% (0.01060) | 63.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.06% (0.01060) | 59.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00207) | 40.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00185) | 57.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00185) | 55.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00185) | 53.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 56.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 22, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 54.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 52.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 30.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-March/000145.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchVendor Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/28/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/01/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62497 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/121517/1/includes/specials/SpecialChangePassword.php x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-March/000145.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/28/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/01/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62497 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/121517/1/includes/specials/SpecialChangePassword.php | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch |
Change history (0)
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