Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
An authenticated attacker can craft a link that runs JavaScript in another user’s browser when opened. This could expose or alter information available within that user’s Tickets session. The victim must interact with the request, limiting immediacy, but internet-accessible or broadly used deployments warrant timely remediation.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation in the next normal patch cycle, accelerating for externally reachable or sensitive deployments. The issue is not evidenced as actively exploited and requires authentication plus user interaction, but successful exploitation crosses browser trust boundaries and can affect confidentiality and integrity.
Technical view
Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 reflects the routes_i.php ticket_id GET value into hidden HTML input attributes without adequate sanitization. This enables reflected cross-site scripting. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4: network-accessible, low complexity, authenticated attacker, required user interaction, changed scope, and limited confidentiality and integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Deployments running Open ISES Tickets versions before 3.44.2 may be exposed where authenticated users can reach routes_i.php and can be induced to open crafted requests. The supplied affected-version metadata also lists only “0,” so organizations should confirm applicability against the vendor release and patch.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not establish active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Exploitation requires attacker authentication and victim interaction. Successful attacks execute JavaScript in the victim’s browser within the application’s security context; availability impact is not identified.
Researcher notes
CWE-79 applies. The vulnerable sink is a hidden input value attribute populated from ticket_id in routes_i.php. The supplied narrative says versions before 3.44.2, while structured affected data lists version “0” with default unaffected status. Treat exact version enumeration as incomplete and verify against the vendor release and commit.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Open ISES Tickets to version 3.44.2 or later.
- Review the referenced vendor patch for required code changes.
- Restrict application access while upgrades are pending.
- Follow additional vendor guidance if maintained branches require different remediation.
Validation and detection
- Inventory deployed Open ISES Tickets versions and identify instances earlier than 3.44.2.
- Confirm routes_i.php is inaccessible to unauthenticated users as expected.
- Verify the referenced sanitization patch is present after remediation.
- Run a benign regression test confirming ticket_id values are safely encoded in generated HTML.
- Review web and application logs for suspicious ticket_id requests.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2026-48229 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
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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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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- CVE reservedCVE Program
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- CVE publishedCVE Program
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- CVE updatedCVE Program
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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-routes-i-php-ticket-id-parameterCVE 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.