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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.html
Vendor Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:%24wgShowExceptionDetails
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01256.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33349
Scores
EPSS
0.0039
EPSS Percentile
60.0%
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (27)
mediawiki/mediawiki
1.8.1
mediawiki/mediawiki
1.8.2
mediawiki/mediawiki
1.8.3
mediawiki/mediawiki
1.8.4
mediawiki/mediawiki
1.8.5
mediawiki/mediawiki
1.9.0
mediawiki/mediawiki
1.9.1
mediawiki/mediawiki
1.9.2
mediawiki/mediawiki
1.9.3
mediawiki/mediawiki
1.9.4
... and 17 more
Published
Dec 19, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026