openises Tickets up to 3.44.1 Request os_watch.php ref/mode_orig cross site scripting

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A vulnerability has been found in openises Tickets up to 3.44.1 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file os_watch.php of the component Request Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument ref/mode_orig results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-48226. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in openises Tickets up to 3.44.1. This affects an unknown part of the file os_watch.php of the component Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument ref/mode_orig with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in os_watch.php that allows authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript by passing an unsanitized value through the ref and mode_orig POST parameters directly into HTML form hidden 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.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-48226 since 05/21/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:os_watch.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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-31308). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Ticket Tracking Software

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• openises

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• Tickets

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• 3.44.0
• 3.44.1

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• open-source

Website

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

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