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CVE-2026-48233 Open ISES CVE debrief

CVE-2026-48233 describes a SQL injection flaw in Open ISES Tickets before version 3.44.2. The issue is in ajax/sit_incidents.php, where the offset GET parameter is concatenated into a SQL LIMIT clause without sanitization. Because the vulnerable path is reachable by authenticated users, the risk is meaningful for environments that expose this feature to normal application accounts. The vendor attribution in the supplied corpus is low-confidence and should be reviewed, but the affected project and fixed release are clearly identified in the referenced advisory and release tag.

Vendor
Open ISES
Product
Tickets
CVSS
HIGH 7.1
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-05-21
Original CVE updated
2026-07-23
Advisory published
2026-05-21
Advisory updated
2026-07-23

Who should care

Administrators and security teams running Open ISES Tickets, especially environments where authenticated users can access ajax/sit_incidents.php or related incident listing functions. Database administrators and application owners should also care because SQL injection can affect query integrity and stored data.

Technical summary

The supplied description states that before Open ISES Tickets 3.44.2, the offset GET parameter in ajax/sit_incidents.php was concatenated directly into the LIMIT clause of a SELECT statement. That pattern enables SQL injection when attacker-controlled input influences query syntax. The provided CVSS vector indicates network reachability, low attack complexity, and required privileges, with high confidentiality impact and low integrity impact.

Defensive priority

High. SQL injection in an authenticated application path can expose or alter database contents, so upgrading and verifying exposure should be treated as a priority remediation task.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Upgrade Open ISES Tickets to version 3.44.2 or later.
  • Review access to ajax/sit_incidents.php and restrict it to the minimum necessary authenticated users.
  • Inspect application and database logs for suspicious offset values, malformed requests, or unexpected SQL errors.
  • Validate database integrity and review for unauthorized reads or changes if the vulnerable version was deployed.
  • Confirm all instances and forks of the affected project are inventoried and patched consistently.

Evidence notes

The core facts come from the supplied CVE description and the referenced upstream materials: the vulncheck advisory, the upstream commit, and the v3.44.2 release tag. The NVD record is included in the source corpus and marks the vulnerability status as Deferred. The product/vendor attribution in the prompt is low-confidence, so the debrief avoids over-claiming beyond the supplied evidence.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-48233 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-48233

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-48233 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48233

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.