Information Exposure Affecting mediawiki package, versions <1:1.13.3-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.54% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-MEDIAWIKI-524415
  • published19 Dec 2008
  • disclosed19 Dec 2008

Introduced: 19 Dec 2008

CVE-2008-5688  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 mediawiki to version 1:1.13.3-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mediawiki package and not the mediawiki package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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