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CVE-2008-5688

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.3 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200
EPSS score
1.1% (67th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2008-5659)
Published
December 19, 2008
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5659 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • mediawiki / mediawiki
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  • mediawiki / mediawiki
  • mediawiki / mediawiki
  • mediawiki / mediawiki

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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