CVE-2026-48243: Use of Hard-coded Credentials in Open ISES Tickets
Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 embeds a hardcoded WhitePages reverse-phone API key in wp1.php that is committed to the public source repository. Any actor with read access to the source tree can extract the key and use it to make third-party API calls billed to or rate-limited against the original owner's WhitePages account.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-48243 is a vulnerability in Open ISES Tickets prior to version 3.44.2 where a hardcoded WhitePages API key is embedded in the wp1.php source file. Because this key is committed to the public source repository, any user with read access can extract the key and make API calls that consume the original owner's quota or incur charges. This exposure does not require authentication or user interaction and has a network attack vector with low complexity. There is no indication of an official patch or remediation level provided by the vendor at this time.
Potential Impact
The exposure of a hardcoded API key allows unauthorized third parties to make API requests billed to or rate-limited against the legitimate account holder's WhitePages service. This can lead to unexpected charges or service disruptions for the account owner. There is no direct indication of further system compromise or data breach from this vulnerability alone.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the source repository to trusted users only to prevent unauthorized extraction of the API key. Consider rotating the exposed WhitePages API key to invalidate the compromised credential.
CVE-2026-48243: Use of Hard-coded Credentials in Open ISES Tickets
Description
Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 embeds a hardcoded WhitePages reverse-phone API key in wp1.php that is committed to the public source repository. Any actor with read access to the source tree can extract the key and use it to make third-party API calls billed to or rate-limited against the original owner's WhitePages account.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.9medium
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-48243 is a vulnerability in Open ISES Tickets prior to version 3.44.2 where a hardcoded WhitePages API key is embedded in the wp1.php source file. Because this key is committed to the public source repository, any user with read access can extract the key and make API calls that consume the original owner's quota or incur charges. This exposure does not require authentication or user interaction and has a network attack vector with low complexity. There is no indication of an official patch or remediation level provided by the vendor at this time.
Potential Impact
The exposure of a hardcoded API key allows unauthorized third parties to make API requests billed to or rate-limited against the legitimate account holder's WhitePages service. This can lead to unexpected charges or service disruptions for the account owner. There is no direct indication of further system compromise or data breach from this vulnerability alone.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the source repository to trusted users only to prevent unauthorized extraction of the API key. Consider rotating the exposed WhitePages API key to invalidate the compromised credential.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-21T13:15:18.101Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a0f4498e1370fbb483a5899
Added to database: 05/21/2026, 17:44:56 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 00:43:16 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 21:26:47 UTC
Views: 88
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