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CVE-2008-5688

MediaWiki 1.8.1, and other versions before 1.13.3, when the wgShowExceptionDetails variable is enabled, sometimes provides the full installation path in a debugging message, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified requests that trigger an uncaught exception.

Published

2008-12-19T17:30:03.407

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-200
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.8.1 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.8.2 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.8.3 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.8.4 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.8.5 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.9.0 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.9.1 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.9.2 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.9.3 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.9.4 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.9.5 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.9.6 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.10.0 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.10.0 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.10.0 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.10.1 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.10.2 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.10.3 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.10.4 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.11 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.11 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.11.1 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.11.2 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.12.0 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.12.0 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.12.1 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.12.2 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.12.3 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.13.0 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.13.0 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.13.0 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.13.1 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.13.2 Yes
References