# 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 data

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-08-24 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-778
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16506
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14604
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-16.xml
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112786017426276&w=2

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