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TI-2008-05396 Aliases CVE-2008-5688GHSA-734c-2q7q-jhcc

MediaWiki 1.8.1, and other versions before 1.13.3, when the wgShowExceptionDetails…

Priority LOW 22CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01129 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 33

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.1Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.2Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.3Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.4Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.5Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.0Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.1Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.2Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.3Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.4Vulnerablemediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.3 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.4 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.5 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.0 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.1 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.2 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.3 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.4 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
Show 23 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.5Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.6Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.10.0Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.10.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.10.0 rc1Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.10.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.10.0 rc2Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.10.1Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.10.2Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.10.3Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.10.4Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11 rc1Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.1Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.2Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12.0Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12.0 rc1Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12.1Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12.2Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12.3Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.13.0Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.13.0 rc1Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.13.0 rc2Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.13.1Vulnerablemediawiki
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.13.2Vulnerablemediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.5 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.6 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.0 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.10.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.10.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.1 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.2 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.3 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.4 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11 rc1 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.1 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.2 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.0 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.1 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.2 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.3 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13.0 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13.1 Vulnerable ·mediawiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13.2 Vulnerable ·mediawiki

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5688
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-734c-2q7q-jhcc

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2023-18933 An issue was discovered in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-13576 An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.10, 1.36.x through 1.38.x before 1.38.6… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-03312 Stored XSS leads to privilege escalation in MediaWiki v1.40.0 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2026-42109 Cross-site request forgery in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - RedirectManager Extension CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2024-22822 An issue was discovered in includes/CommentFormatter/CommentParser.php in MediaWiki… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2023-18935 An issue was discovered in the ProofreadPage (aka Proofread Page) extension for MediaWiki… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
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Sources

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