CVE-2026-48242 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-48242: Open ISES Tickets < 3.44.2 Hardcoded MySQL Database Credentials in import_mdb.php

Vendor Open Ises
Product Tickets
Weakness CWE-798 · Hardcoded credentials
Published May 21, 2026
Last update May 23, 2026

CVSS base score

9.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

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.

Key dates

Disclosure timeline

May 21, 2026 CVE published
May 23, 2026 Record updated