{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:28Z",
  "published": "2008-12-19T17:30:03Z",
  "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.",
  "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"
    }
  ]
}