Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Open ISES Tickets versions before 3.44.2 may trust malicious location data from configured external GPS services. If an attacker compromises or impersonates that service, they could alter database records involving responder locations, tracks, and assignments. This threatens operational data integrity and may expose confidential database information.
Executive priority
Prioritize near-term remediation for installations using external GPS tracking, especially where responder assignments influence safety or dispatch decisions. Upgrade promptly and investigate suspicious operational records. Systems without these integrations should still confirm version and configuration before lowering priority.
Technical view
CVE-2026-48235 is a CWE-89 SQL injection in incs/remotes.inc.php. Latitude, longitude, callsign, speed, altitude, and timestamp values from InstaMapper or Google Latitude XML/JSON responses are concatenated into UPDATE and INSERT queries without sanitization. The supplied CVSS 4.0 score is 8.8, with high confidentiality and low integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure requires Open ISES Tickets earlier than 3.44.2 and use of the affected external GPS integrations. The stated attack path also requires an attacker to compromise or impersonate the remote tracker endpoint. Installations not using these integrations may have substantially lower practical exposure, but the supplied affected-version metadata is incomplete.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not identify active exploitation, and this CVE is not listed as KEV in the supplied data. Exploitation is network-based, requires no application privileges or user interaction, and depends on controlling or impersonating an external GPS response source.
Researcher notes
The vulnerable data flow is specifically remote XML/JSON tracker content entering unsanitized UPDATE and INSERT statements. The supplied vector indicates network reachability, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction. Evidence establishes a 3.44.2 release and patch reference, but does not establish exploitation in the wild or fully clarify the anomalous affected-version entry of “0.”
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Open ISES Tickets to version 3.44.2 or later.
- Disable affected external GPS integrations until upgrading if operationally feasible.
- Restrict and authenticate outbound connections to trusted GPS tracker endpoints where supported.
- Review the vendor release and patch references before applying changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the deployed Open ISES Tickets version is 3.44.2 or later.
- Determine whether InstaMapper or Google Latitude integrations are configured or active.
- Verify incs/remotes.inc.php matches the vendor’s corrected 3.44.2 code.
- Review responder location, track, and assignment records for unexplained changes.
- Investigate whether configured tracker endpoints or their communications were compromised or impersonated.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N3.94.2VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.2HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
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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-sql-injection-via-incs-remotes-inc-php-multiple-parametersCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.