MediaWiki up to 1.13.2 Installation wgShowExceptionDetails information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in MediaWiki. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Installation. Executing a manipulation of the argument wgShowExceptionDetails can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-5688. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Installation. The manipulation of the argument wgShowExceptionDetails with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 12/15/2008. The weakness was published 12/19/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-5688 since 12/19/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35265 (Fedora 8 : mediawiki-1.13.3-41.99.fc8 (2008-11688)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116112 (Fedora Update for mediawiki (FEDORA-2008-11688, FEDORA-2008-11802)).

Upgrading to version 1.8.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47679), Tenable (35265), SecurityFocus (BID 32844†), OSVDB (51480†) and Secunia (SA33349†). Similar entries are available at VDB-45609, VDB-45605, VDB-45604 and VDB-45603. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 35265
Nessus Name: Fedora 8 : mediawiki-1.13.3-41.99.fc8 (2008-11688)
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OpenVAS ID: 63486
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-2231 (mediawiki)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.8.5

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Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5688 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5688
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45610
X-Force: 47679
SecurityFocus: 32844
Secunia: 33349
OSVDB: 51480 - CVE-2008-5688 - MediaWiki - Information Disclosure Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20345 - MediaWiki Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability When wgShowExceptionDetails is Enabled, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/03/2021 18:27
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (72), 08/22/2019 21:36 (7), 08/03/2021 18:27 (4)
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