Information disclosure in MediaWiki

CVE-2008-5688

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.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.011 (63.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Mediawiki — versions 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References