--- title: "CVE-2014-2243\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-2243?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2014-2243 Publication date 2 March 2014 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Low** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description includes/User.php in MediaWiki before 1.19.12, 1.20.x and 1.21.x before 1.21.6, and 1.22.x before 1.22.3 terminates validation of a user token upon encountering the first incorrect character, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack that relies on timing differences in responses to incorrect token guesses. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | mediawiki | 17.04 zesty | Not affected | | 16.10 yakkety | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 15.10 wily | Not affected | | 15.04 vivid | Not affected | | 14.10 utopic | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life | | 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-2243) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2243) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-2243) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2243) ### Other references * * * * * * *