https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23285
Summary: Error received at Special:UserLogin causing
intermittent failure to login
Product: MediaWiki
Version: 1.15.3
Platform: PC
OS/Version: Windows Vista
Status: NEW
Severity: major
Priority: Normal
Component: Special pages
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
I'm reporting an issue with regard to logging in to Wikipedia/Meta/Wikinews
which is causing intermittent failures to complete login. I stress this is
intermittent, so may need several attempts before replication is possible:
When trying to login, entering your username and password results in the
browser seemingly attempting to obtain information from another site, i.e on
Wikinews, it says it's waiting for en.wikipedia.org - after this, your login
fails, and you are presented with a large red box over the login page,
containing the message:
"Login error
There seems to be a problem with your login session; this action has been
canceled as a precaution against session hijacking. Please hit "back" and
reload the page you came from, then try again."
I have received this error during two net sessions today, resulting in a total
of 65 login attempts from 3 browsers, Firefox, Safari and IE7, before
successful login was gained.
I spoke with staff in #wikimedia-tech on Freenode earlier, during the first
session, and it was suggested it may be something to do with a "Login CSRF
patch".
Could this please be investigated? Thanks.
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