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TI-2003-00470 Aliases CVE-2003-0499GHSA-hpvv-rrg9-q2p9

Mantis 0.17.5 and earlier stores its database password in cleartext in a world-readable…

Priority LOW 17Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Mantis 0.17.5 and earlier stores its database password in cleartext in a world-readable configuration file, which allows local users to perform unauthorized database operations.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00383 32nd 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.17.5Vulnerablemantis
  • cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.17.5 Vulnerable ·mantis

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0499
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hpvv-rrg9-q2p9

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2008-04470 manage_proj_page.php in Mantis before 1.1.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • TI-2006-00140 Dynamic code evaluation vulnerability in tests/tmssql.php test script in ADOdb for PHP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-00139 The server.php test script in ADOdb for PHP before 4.70, as used in multiple products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2002-01081 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Mantis 0.17.2 and earlier, when running without… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-06260 Mantis before 1.1.0a2 sets the default value of $g_bug_reminder_threshold to "reporter"… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-00644 Unspecified vulnerability in (1) query_store.php and (2) manage_proj_create.php in Mantis… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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