Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Open ISES Tickets versions before 3.44.2 allow a logged-in attacker to manipulate a database query through a reporting request. Successful abuse could expose sensitive ticket data or change database contents. Because authentication is required, the immediate risk depends on who can access the application and whether accounts are compromised.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for externally reachable or sensitive ticketing deployments. Upgrade promptly, then review application and database logs for suspicious authenticated activity. Internal, tightly controlled instances remain important but may be scheduled behind exposed systems after access is verified.
Technical view
CVE-2026-48239 is a CWE-89 SQL injection in ajax/reports.php. The tick_id POST parameter is concatenated into SELECT statement WHERE clauses without sanitization. It is remotely reachable with low complexity, requires low privileges, and needs no user interaction. The supplied CVSS 4.0 score is 7.1.
Likely exposure
Likely exposure is limited to Open ISES Tickets installations earlier than 3.44.2 where authenticated users can access the affected incidents summary reporting endpoint. Internet exposure and weak or compromised accounts increase practical risk. The bundle does not establish how commonly the product or endpoint is deployed.
Exploitation context
The bundle provides no evidence of exploitation in the wild, and the CVE is not identified as being in KEV. Exploitation requires an authenticated account but reportedly can affect database confidentiality and integrity. Treat suspicious authenticated reporting activity as potentially significant.
Researcher notes
The narrative identifies versions before 3.44.2, while the structured affected entry contains version "0" with default status "unaffected." This inconsistency prevents precise version-range interpretation from the bundle alone. The linked 3.44.2 release and patch are the clearest remediation indicators. No exploit-status evidence is supplied.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Open ISES Tickets to version 3.44.2 or later.
- Review the vendor release notes and patch before deployment.
- Restrict application access to trusted users until upgrading.
- Disable unnecessary accounts and reset credentials suspected of compromise.
- Back up the database before remediation and verify backup integrity.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all Open ISES Tickets instances and record their exact versions.
- Confirm every instance runs version 3.44.2 or later.
- Verify the referenced patch is present in deployed application code.
- Review access logs for unusual POST requests to ajax/reports.php.
- Check database audit records for unexplained reads or modifications.
- Confirm authenticated access is limited to expected users.
Public sources used
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CWE-89: Database access and collection lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.1 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N2.84.2VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
7.1HighVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
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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-ajax-reports-php-tick-id-parameterCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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CWE details
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