{"id":"CVE-2008-5688","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:40:25.062155Z","published":"2008-12-19T17:30:03Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/33349"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:%24wgShowExceptionDetails"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01256.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.html"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}