core/database_api.php in Mantis 0.19.0a1 through 1.0.0a3, with register_globals enabled…
Priority LOW 36Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01625 76th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.19.0 | Vulnerable | mantis |
| cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.19.0_rc1 | Vulnerable | mantis |
| cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.0a1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.19.0a1 | Vulnerable | mantis |
| cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.0a2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.19.0a2 | Vulnerable | mantis |
| cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.19.1 | Vulnerable | mantis |
| cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.19.2 | Vulnerable | mantis |
| cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.0a1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0a1 | Vulnerable | mantis |
| cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.0a2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0a2 | Vulnerable | mantis |
| cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.0a3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0a3 | Vulnerable | mantis |
- cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.19.0 Vulnerable ·mantis
- cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.19.0_rc1 Vulnerable ·mantis
- cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.0a1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.19.0a1 Vulnerable ·mantis
- cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.0a2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.19.0a2 Vulnerable ·mantis
- cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.19.1 Vulnerable ·mantis
- cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.19.2 Vulnerable ·mantis
- cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.0a1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0a1 Vulnerable ·mantis
- cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.0a2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0a2 Vulnerable ·mantis
- cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.0a3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0a3 Vulnerable ·mantis
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2556
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jcf3-28h4-wp5j
References
More Mantis vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2005-2556 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-2556 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jcf3-28h4-wp5j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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