CVE-2026-48244 Open ISES Tickets < 3.44.2 Hardcoded Google Maps API Key in settings.inc.php
Attackers can extract a hardcoded Google Maps API key from the source code to make unauthorized requests billed to the owner.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-48244?
CVE-2026-48244 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Open ISES Tickets, published on 21 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-48244?
How do I fix CVE-2026-48244?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-48244 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-48244 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-48244 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gf9f-hqc6-ch9x.