CVE-2026-48243
MediumCVSS 5.3Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk13th percentile - higher than 13% of all known CVEs
Summary
Open ISES Tickets before version 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.
Risk Assessment
The risk involves unauthorized use of the API key, potentially leading to charges or rate limiting on the WhitePages account. The organization may face unexpected costs and loss of service access.
Recommendation
Immediately update Open ISES Tickets to version 3.44.2 or later, revoke and regenerate the WhitePages API key. Also remove the key from the repository and check for any signs of compromise.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.