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
Published Dec 19, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.13%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.8.1
- 1.8.2
- 1.8.3
- 1.8.4
- 1.8.5
- 1.9.0
- 1.9.1
- 1.9.2
- 1.9.3
- 1.9.4
- 1.9.5
- 1.9.6
- 1.10.0
- 1.10.0
- 1.10.0
- 1.10.1
- 1.10.2
- 1.10.3
- 1.10.4
- 1.11
- 1.11
- 1.11.1
- 1.11.2
- 1.12.0
- 1.12.0
- 1.12.1
- 1.12.2
- 1.12.3
- 1.13.0
- 1.13.0
- 1.13.0
- 1.13.1
- 1.13.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.13% (0.01129) | 65.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.13% (0.01129) | 62.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 53.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00498) | 77.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00498) | 75.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00498) | 73.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00470) | 71.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33349 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:%24wgShowExceptionDetails x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01256.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33349 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:%24wgShowExceptionDetails | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01256.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
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