openises Tickets up to 3.44.1 db_loader.php cross site scripting

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A vulnerability has been found in openises Tickets up to 3.44.1 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file db_loader.php. This manipulation of the argument ticketshost/ticketsdb/ticketsuser/ticketspassword/ticketsprefix/db_schema causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-48216. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability has been found in openises Tickets up to 3.44.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file db_loader.php. The manipulation of the argument ticketshost/ticketsdb/ticketsuser/ticketspassword/ticketsprefix/db_schema with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in db_loader.php that allows authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript by passing an unsanitized value through the multiple POST parameters (ticketshost, ticketsdb, ticketsuser, ticketspassword, ticketsprefix, db_schema) directly into HTML form input value attributes. Attackers can craft a malicious request containing a JavaScript payload that executes in the victim's browser when the response is rendered.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-48216 since 05/21/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:db_loader.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 3.44.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch ecfeb406a016766cae81c749e14b5145a9f2dbff is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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• Ticket Tracking Software

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• openises

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• Tickets

Version

• 3.44.0
• 3.44.1

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• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/openises/tickets/

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