Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 can let an authenticated attacker place script content into a crafted response. The script runs only when a victim renders that response, potentially exposing browser-accessible information or enabling limited actions as the victim. The supplied CVSS score is 5.4, indicating moderate severity.
Executive priority
Schedule remediation in the normal near-term patch cycle, prioritizing internet-accessible or broadly accessible deployments. Escalate urgency where untrusted authenticated users can target administrators. There is no supplied evidence of active exploitation or availability impact.
Technical view
The reflected XSS occurs in ics202.php because the frm_add_str POST value is inserted unsanitized into a hidden input's value attribute. Exploitation requires network access, low privileges, and victim interaction. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates changed scope, low confidentiality and integrity impact, and no availability impact.
Likely exposure
Likely exposure is limited to deployments running versions earlier than 3.44.2 where authenticated users can reach ics202.php and persuade another user to render a crafted response. The source bundle's structured affected-version data is inconsistent, listing version "0" with default status unaffected, so inventory confirmation is important.
Exploitation context
The supplied sources do not establish active exploitation, and the CVE is not identified as being in KEV. Abuse requires an authenticated attacker plus victim interaction. This reduces immediacy but does not eliminate risk, particularly where lower-privileged users can target administrators or other trusted users.
Researcher notes
CWE-79 applies. The described sink is an HTML attribute context, so remediation should ensure context-appropriate output encoding rather than relying only on generic filtering. The patch commit is the strongest supplied remediation reference. Validate version applicability carefully because the structured affected entry conflicts with the narrative statement that releases before 3.44.2 are affected.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Open ISES Tickets to version 3.44.2 or later.
- Review the vendor patch and release notes before deployment.
- Restrict access to authenticated, trusted users until upgrading.
- Use normal change controls and preserve rollback capability.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Open ISES Tickets installations and confirm their exact versions.
- Verify that version 3.44.2 or later is deployed.
- Confirm the referenced patch is present in maintained installations.
- Test safely that frm_add_str is encoded within the hidden input value.
- Review application and proxy logs for suspicious ics202.php requests.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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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-ics202-php-frm-add-str-parameterCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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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.