| Name | CVE-2008-5688 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| mediawiki (PTS) | stretch (security) | 1:1.27.7-1+deb9u11 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 1:1.27.7-1+deb9u13 | fixed | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 1:1.31.16-1+deb10u8 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 1:1.35.13-1+deb11u2 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 1:1.35.13-1+deb11u3 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security), bookworm | 1:1.39.10-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 1:1.39.10-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mediawiki | source | (unstable) | 1:1.13.3-1 | unimportant | ||
| mediawiki1.7 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant |
Installation path disclosure not treated as a security issue