Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Open ISES Tickets versions before 3.44.2 exposed a WhitePages API key in publicly accessible source code. Anyone who obtained it could consume the account’s API allowance, cause unexpected charges, or exhaust rate limits. The supplied sources do not indicate compromise of ticket data or systems.
Executive priority
Address promptly as a credential-exposure and cost-control issue. Prioritize revocation over upgrade alone because removing the key from current code cannot invalidate copies already obtained. Escalate if billing anomalies, quota exhaustion, or unexplained WhitePages activity are found.
Technical view
CVE-2026-48243 is a CWE-798 hardcoded-credential flaw in wp1.php. The embedded WhitePages reverse-phone API key was committed to the public repository and required no privileges, interaction, or attack complexity to obtain. CVSS 4.0 scores it 6.9. Release 3.44.2 and its associated commit are identified as the patch.
Likely exposure
Deployments or source copies from before 3.44.2 may contain the credential. Exposure also extends to repository history, forks, archives, build artifacts, and developer workstations containing the vulnerable source. Actual organizational exposure depends on whether the embedded key belonged to an active WhitePages account.
Exploitation context
The key could be reused for third-party WhitePages API requests charged to, or rate-limited against, its owner. KEV is false, and the supplied sources provide no evidence of active exploitation. Public source exposure nevertheless means the credential should be treated as potentially disclosed.
Researcher notes
The narrative identifies all versions before 3.44.2, while the supplied affected-data entry lists version "0" with default status unaffected. This inconsistency limits precise machine-readable range conclusions. The documented impact concerns an external API credential; no source establishes application compromise, sensitive ticket disclosure, or active abuse.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Open ISES Tickets to version 3.44.2 or later.
- Revoke the exposed WhitePages API key and issue a replacement if still required.
- Review repository history, forks, archives, and artifacts for retained credential copies.
- Restrict replacement credentials using provider-supported scope, quota, and monitoring controls.
- Check current vendor guidance for any additional remediation requirements.
Validation and detection
- Identify every Open ISES Tickets deployment and confirm its installed version.
- Search authorized source inventories and artifacts for the exposed credential without disclosing its value.
- Confirm the original WhitePages key is revoked or otherwise unusable.
- Review WhitePages account activity, billing, and quota usage for unexplained requests.
- Verify updated application functionality uses no credential embedded in committed source.
Public sources used
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CWE-798: Credential and account abuse lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.9 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N3.91.4VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
6.9MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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-hardcoded-whitepages-api-key-in-wp1-phpCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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Use of Hard-coded Credentials
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