Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 exposed MySQL connection details in publicly available source code. If deployed systems use those same credentials and their database is reachable, an unauthenticated attacker could potentially access, alter, or disrupt ticket data. Exposure is serious, but successful compromise depends on credential reuse and database accessibility.
Executive priority
Treat this as an urgent credential-exposure issue. Within the next remediation cycle, identify affected deployments, upgrade, rotate matching credentials, and examine database logs. Escalate immediately where the database is externally reachable or stores sensitive operational, customer, or ticket information.
Technical view
CVE-2026-48242 is a CWE-798 hardcoded-credential flaw in import_mdb.php. The embedded host, username, password, and database name were committed publicly. It carries CVSS 4.0 score 9.2, reflecting potential high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The supplied record identifies versions before 3.44.2 as vulnerable, although its structured affected-version data is incomplete or inconsistent.
Likely exposure
Prioritize installations running Open ISES Tickets earlier than 3.44.2, especially deployments retaining the disclosed values or exposing MySQL to reachable networks. Source publication makes credential discovery easy; actual impact depends on whether those values remain valid and whether the associated database can be reached.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not identify this CVE as CISA KEV and provides no evidence of active exploitation. Public disclosure of credentials lowers the discovery barrier, but the CVSS vector records high attack complexity. Do not interpret the critical score alone as proof of observed attacks.
Researcher notes
The core condition is source-level disclosure of database connection values, not proof that every installation shares working credentials. Exposure assessment should correlate application version, file contents, credential validity, and database reachability. The bundle’s affected array lists version “0” with default unaffected status, conflicting with the narrative “before 3.44.2”; confirm exact version boundaries through vendor materials.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Open ISES Tickets to version 3.44.2 or later.
- Rotate any MySQL credentials matching the publicly disclosed configuration values.
- Remove hardcoded database secrets from deployed files and configuration history.
- Restrict MySQL network access to required application hosts only.
- Review the vendor release and patch references for additional guidance.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Open ISES Tickets versions and identify installations earlier than 3.44.2.
- Inspect import_mdb.php and deployment configuration for embedded database credentials.
- Verify disclosed credentials have been rotated and no longer authenticate.
- Confirm MySQL is inaccessible from untrusted networks.
- Review database logs for unexpected authentication or data-access activity.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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ATT&CK lookup starting points
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CWE-798: Credential and account abuse lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCredential and access behavior lookup
The CVE wording references authentication or credential exposure, so valid-account and credential-access review may help. This is a Glexia inferred lookup path, not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, or CVE Program mapping.
Open ATT&CK lookupDatabase behavior lookup
The CVE wording references database injection or access, so collection and exfiltration review may help. This is a Glexia inferred lookup path, not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, or CVE Program mapping.
Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2026-48242 mapping review
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.2 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
2 official scoresWe collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.25.9VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
9.2CriticalVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
Timeline events are normalized from CVE metadata, CNA source timelines, ADP timelines, and KEV metadata when present.
- CVE reservedCVE Program
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- CVE publishedCVE Program
The CVE record was published.
- 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-hardcoded-mysql-credentials-in-import-mdb-phpCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.
Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Use of Hard-coded Credentials represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.