Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 can return attacker-controlled input as browser-executable JavaScript. Exploitation requires authentication and a victim to render the crafted response. Successful exploitation could expose limited browser-accessible information or enable actions in the victim’s session.
Executive priority
Schedule prompt remediation for internet-accessible or broadly used deployments. Authentication and victim interaction reduce urgency versus an unauthenticated compromise, but session-context script execution creates credible confidentiality and integrity risk. Prioritize administrator-facing or sensitive ticketing environments.
Technical view
This is reflected cross-site scripting in icons/buttons/landb.php. Unsanitized frm_name and frm_id POST values reach rendered HTML and inline JavaScript. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4: network-accessible, low complexity, low privileges, user interaction required, changed scope, and limited confidentiality and integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Deployments running Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 may be exposed when authenticated users can reach the affected endpoint. The supplied affected-version metadata is internally inconsistent, listing version “0” with a default unaffected status, so asset versions should be verified directly.
Exploitation context
No active exploitation is established by the supplied sources, and this CVE is not identified as KEV. Exploitation requires an authenticated attacker, a crafted POST request, and victim interaction causing the response to render. Availability impact is not indicated.
Researcher notes
CWE-79 applies. The changed-scope CVSS vector reflects execution in a victim browser context. The release and commit identify version 3.44.2 as the remediation point. Confirm exact affected versions because the structured version entry conflicts with the narrative description.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Open ISES Tickets to version 3.44.2 or later.
- Review the referenced vendor patch and release notes before deployment.
- Restrict access to the affected endpoint until upgrading, where operationally feasible.
- Monitor vendor guidance for any revised affected-version information.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all Open ISES Tickets deployments and confirm their installed versions.
- Verify deployments run version 3.44.2 or later.
- Confirm the referenced patch is present in maintained source-based installations.
- Test safely that frm_name and frm_id values cannot execute browser script.
- Review logs for unusual authenticated POST requests to icons/buttons/landb.php.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2026-48218 mapping review
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.32.7VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N——VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
5.1MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/openises/tickets/releases/tag/v3.44.2CVE reference, VulnCheck · release-notes
- https://github.com/openises/tickets/commit/ecfeb406a016766cae81c749e14b5145a9f2dbffCVE reference, VulnCheck · patch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/open-ises-tickets-reflected-xss-via-icons-buttons-landb-php-frm-name-and-frm-id-parametersCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.