CVE-2008-5688
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-5688 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-12-19 17:30:03 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.10.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.10.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.10.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.10.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.10.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.10.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.10.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.11 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.11.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.11.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.12.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.12.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.12.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.12.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.12.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.13.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.13.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.13.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.13.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.13.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.8.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.8.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.8.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.9.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.9.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.9.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.9.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.9.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.9.6 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [MediaWiki-announce] MediaWiki 1.13.3, 1.12.2, 1.6.11 security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.wikimedia.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Manual:$wgShowExceptionDetails - MediaWiki | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mediawiki.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: mediawiki-1.13.3-41.99.fc8 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Fedora update for mediawiki - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: mediawiki-1.13.3-42.fc9 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Manual:$wgShowExceptionDetails - MediaWiki | MITRE | www.mediawiki.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.