---
id: CVE-2026-48242
title: >-
  Open ISES Tickets < 3.44.2 Hardcoded MySQL Database Credentials in
  import_mdb.php
summary: >-
  Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 contains hardcoded MySQL database connection
  credentials (host, username, password, database name) in import_mdb.php. The
  credentials are embedded in source code committed to the public repository,
  allowin…
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-798
vendor: Open ISES
product: Tickets
affected:
  - Tickets < 3.44.2
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-05-23T02:24:09.524644Z'
published: '2026-05-21'
updated: '2026-11-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-08T14:04:29.343Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-48242'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/openises/tickets/releases/tag/v3.44.2'
    label: Tickets 3.44.2 Release Notes
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openises/tickets/commit/ecfeb406a016766cae81c749e14b5145a9f2dbff
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/open-ises-tickets-hardcoded-mysql-credentials-in-import-mdb-php
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00297
epssPercentile: 0.2249
ingestedAt: '2026-11-08T14:51:22.398Z'
---

## Overview

Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 contains hardcoded MySQL database connection credentials (host, username, password, database name) in import_mdb.php. The credentials are embedded in source code committed to the public repository, allowing any reader of the source to obtain valid configuration values that may match deployed installations.

## Affected

- `Tickets < 3.44.2`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.