CVE-2026-48242
Open ISES Tickets < 3.44.2 Hardcoded MySQL Database Credentials in import_mdb.php
CVE-2026-48242 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.2) in Open Ises Tickets, published May 21, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 9.2 CriticalCVSS 4.0, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.30%EPSS, 22nd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Open ISES Tickets < 3.44.2 Hardcoded MySQL Database Credentials in import_mdb.php
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-48242- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-08
EUVDEUVD-2026-31324
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-31324- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-08
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5hxh-6mg6-f5mh
Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 contains hardcoded MySQL database connection credentials (host,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5hxh-6mg6-f5mh- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-48242- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Open ISES Tickets < 3.44.2 Hardcoded MySQL Database Credentials in import_mdb.php
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-48242- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-09
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
github.com/openises/tickets/releases/tag/v3.44.2
vulncheck.com/advisories/open-ises-tickets-hardcoded-mysql-credentials-in-import-mdb-php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48242