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CVE-2005-2556
core/database_api.php in Mantis 0.19.0a1 through 1.0.0a3, with register_globals enabled, allows remote attackers to connect to internal…
High7.5EPSS 1.6%
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- debian
Description
core/database_api.php in Mantis 0.19.0a1 through 1.0.0a3, with register_globals enabled, allows remote attackers to connect to internal databases by modifying the g_db_type variable and monitoring the speed of responses, as identified by bug#0005956.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 24% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- DSA-778 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 16506 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 14604 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-200509-16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 20050926 Mantis Bugtracker - Remote Database Scanner and XSS Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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