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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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-5688 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from mediawiki organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-12-19T17:30:03.407

Last Modified

2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Status

Modified

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

http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/33349 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:%24wgShowExceptionDetails ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01256.html ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.html ([email protected])
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/33349 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:%24wgShowExceptionDetails (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01256.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mediawiki's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.