CVE-2026-48244: Open ISES Tickets < 3.44.2 Hardcoded Google Maps API Key in settings.inc.php

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-05-21 · updated 2026-10-23
Weakness: CWE-798

Description

Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 embeds a hardcoded Google Maps API key in settings.inc.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.

Affected products

Open ISES Tickets: before 3.44.2 — fixed in 3.44.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Open ISES Tickets 3.44.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/openises/tickets/commit/ecfeb406a016766cae81c749e14b5145a9f2dbff
https://github.com/openises/tickets/releases/tag/v3.44.2
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/open-ises-tickets-hardcoded-google-maps-api-key-in-settings-inc-php

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