CVE-2008-5688
MediaWiki 1.8.1, and other versions before 1.13.3, when the wgShowExceptionDetails variable is...
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.
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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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5688- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5688- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5659 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5659- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-734c-2q7q-jhcc No score
MediaWiki 1.8.1, and other versions before 1.13.3, when the wgShowExceptionDetails variable is...
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.
- Record
GHSA-734c-2q7q-jhcc- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5688- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5688 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5688- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5688 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Mediawiki, published December 19, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.13%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1:1.13.3-1.
References
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.html
lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.html
mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:%24wgShowExceptionDetails
secunia.com/advisories/33349
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5688
github.com/advisories/GHSA-734c-2q7q-jhcc
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5688