CVE-2008-5688 (GCVE-0-2008-5688)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-12-19 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:04
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-an… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:%24wgShowExc… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33349 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
Date Public
2008-12-15 00:00
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