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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5659 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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:04:44.557Z

Reserved: 2008-12-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-5688

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-12-19T17:30:03.407

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-5688

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