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CVE-2005-2556

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Mantis — Mantis

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