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  1. XWiki Platform
  2. XWIKI-3618

XWiki login should not differentiate between invalid user and invalid password

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      If a user enters an invalid username, or an invalid password, XWiki informs them that they've either entered a "wrong user name" or "wrong password". This is a security vulnerability, because it gives a potential attacker valuable information about what constitutes valid credentials. Rather, in both cases, XWiki should respond with "wrong user name or password".

      This is especially worrying if you have XWiki connected to an underlying authentication system, because XWiki will reveal information about that system which can then be used to compromise other services using that system.

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              sdumitriu Sergiu Dumitriu
              dbarowy Daniel Barowy
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