fkie_cve-2008-5688
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-12-19 17:30
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/33349Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:%24wgShowExceptionDetails
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01256.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33349Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:%24wgShowExceptionDetails
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01256.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mediawiki mediawiki 1.8.1
mediawiki mediawiki 1.8.2
mediawiki mediawiki 1.8.3
mediawiki mediawiki 1.8.4
mediawiki mediawiki 1.8.5
mediawiki mediawiki 1.9.0
mediawiki mediawiki 1.9.1
mediawiki mediawiki 1.9.2
mediawiki mediawiki 1.9.3
mediawiki mediawiki 1.9.4
mediawiki mediawiki 1.9.5
mediawiki mediawiki 1.9.6
mediawiki mediawiki 1.10.0
mediawiki mediawiki 1.10.0
mediawiki mediawiki 1.10.0
mediawiki mediawiki 1.10.1
mediawiki mediawiki 1.10.2
mediawiki mediawiki 1.10.3
mediawiki mediawiki 1.10.4
mediawiki mediawiki 1.11
mediawiki mediawiki 1.11
mediawiki mediawiki 1.11.1
mediawiki mediawiki 1.11.2
mediawiki mediawiki 1.12.0
mediawiki mediawiki 1.12.0
mediawiki mediawiki 1.12.1
mediawiki mediawiki 1.12.2
mediawiki mediawiki 1.12.3
mediawiki mediawiki 1.13.0
mediawiki mediawiki 1.13.0
mediawiki mediawiki 1.13.0
mediawiki mediawiki 1.13.1
mediawiki mediawiki 1.13.2


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      "value": "MediaWiki versi\u00f3n 1.8.1, y otras versiones anteriores a 1.13.3, cuando la variable wgShowExceptionDetails est\u00e1 habilitada, a veces proporciona el path de instalaci\u00f3n completa en un mensaje de depuraci\u00f3n, lo que podr\u00eda permitir a los atacantes remotos conseguir informaci\u00f3n confidencial por medio de peticiones no especificadas que desencadenan una excepci\u00f3n no detectada."
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  "id": "CVE-2008-5688",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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