Open ISES Tickets < 3.44.2 Hardcoded MySQL Database Credentials in import_mdb.php
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 contains hardcoded MySQL database connection credentials (host, username, password, database name) in import_mdb.php. The credentials are embedded in source code committed to the public repository, allowing any reader of the source to obtain valid configuration values that may match deployed installations.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Tickets (Open ISES) Fixed in 3.44.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Open ISES Tickets 3.44.2
37 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 34 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-35643 Open ISES Tickets < 3.44.2 SQL Injection in incs/remotes.inc.php via External GPS Tracker DataPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2026-35649 Open ISES Tickets < 3.44.2 Hardcoded MySQL Database Credentials in loader.phpPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2026-35653 Open ISES Tickets < 3.44.2 Hardcoded Google Maps API Key in tables.phpPriority LOW 36
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48242
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5hxh-6mg6-f5mh
References
More Open ISES vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-15633 The Open ISES Project 3.30A Path Traversal Arbitrary File Download CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2018-15629 The Open ISES Project 3.30A SQL Injection via add_facnote.php CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-15628 The Open ISES Project 3.30A SQL Injection via city_graph.php CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-15627 The Open ISES Project 3.30A SQL Injection via inc_types_graph.php CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-15626 The Open ISES Project 3.30A SQL Injection via sever_graph.php CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-15625 The Open ISES Project 3.30A SQL Injection via form_post.php CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-48242 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-48242 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5hxh-6mg6-f5mh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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