CVE-2026-48245: Use of Hard-coded Credentials in Open ISES Tickets
Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 embeds a hardcoded Google Maps API key in tables.php that is committed to the public source repository. The key can be extracted by anyone with read access to the source and used to make Google Maps Platform requests billed against the original owner's Google Cloud project.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2026-48245 affects Open ISES Tickets prior to version 3.44.2. It involves the embedding of a hardcoded Google Maps API key within the tables.php file, which is committed to the public source repository. This exposure allows unauthorized parties to extract the key and use it to make Google Maps Platform requests that are billed to the legitimate owner's Google Cloud project. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 6.9, indicating medium severity. The product is cloud-hosted, and the vendor manages remediation for this service. A patch is available to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Unauthorized users can extract the hardcoded Google Maps API key from the publicly accessible source code and use it to make Google Maps Platform requests. This can lead to unexpected charges billed to the legitimate owner's Google Cloud account. There is no indication of direct compromise of the Open ISES Tickets application or data beyond potential financial impact from misuse of the API key.
Mitigation Recommendations
Since Open ISES Tickets is a cloud service, the vendor manages remediation server-side. A patch is available and should be applied to upgrade to version 3.44.2 or later, which removes the hardcoded API key from the source code. Users should verify with the vendor advisory for confirmation of patch deployment and any additional recommended actions.
CVE-2026-48245: Use of Hard-coded Credentials in Open ISES Tickets
Description
Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 embeds a hardcoded Google Maps API key in tables.php that is committed to the public source repository. The key can be extracted by anyone with read access to the source and used to make Google Maps Platform requests billed against the original owner's Google Cloud project.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.9medium
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2026-48245 affects Open ISES Tickets prior to version 3.44.2. It involves the embedding of a hardcoded Google Maps API key within the tables.php file, which is committed to the public source repository. This exposure allows unauthorized parties to extract the key and use it to make Google Maps Platform requests that are billed to the legitimate owner's Google Cloud project. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 6.9, indicating medium severity. The product is cloud-hosted, and the vendor manages remediation for this service. A patch is available to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Unauthorized users can extract the hardcoded Google Maps API key from the publicly accessible source code and use it to make Google Maps Platform requests. This can lead to unexpected charges billed to the legitimate owner's Google Cloud account. There is no indication of direct compromise of the Open ISES Tickets application or data beyond potential financial impact from misuse of the API key.
Mitigation Recommendations
Since Open ISES Tickets is a cloud service, the vendor manages remediation server-side. A patch is available and should be applied to upgrade to version 3.44.2 or later, which removes the hardcoded API key from the source code. Users should verify with the vendor advisory for confirmation of patch deployment and any additional recommended actions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-21T13:15:18.102Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Is Cloud Service
- true
Threat ID: 6a0f4498e1370fbb483a58a3
Added to database: 05/21/2026, 17:44:56 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 00:43:35 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:30:18 UTC
Views: 85
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