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 databases by modifying the g_db_type variable and monitoring the speed of responses, as identified by bug#0005956.

Published: 2005-08-24 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2556 is rated Moderate Risk (56.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.62%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2556

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.91% 1.62% +0.71%
2 2025-03-30 1.25% 0.91% -0.34%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.25% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2556

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2556

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2556

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2556 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mantis), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2556

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2556

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mantis mantis 0.19.0 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 0.19.0_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 0.19.0a1 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.0a1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 0.19.0a2 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.0a2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 0.19.1 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 0.19.2 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:0.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.0.0a1 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.0a1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.0.0a2 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.0a2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mantis mantis 1.0.0a3 cpe:2.3:a:mantis:mantis:1.0.0a3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2556

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