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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Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
21 Nov 2024, 00:54
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References | () http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.html - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/33349 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:%24wgShowExceptionDetails - | |
References | () https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01256.html - | |
References | () https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.html - |
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Information
Published : 2008-12-19 17:30
Updated : 2024-11-21 00:54
NVD link : CVE-2008-5688
Mitre link : CVE-2008-5688
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-5688
JSON object : View
Products Affected
mediawiki
- mediawiki
CWE
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor