# CVE-2026-48245: Open ISES Tickets hardcoded Google Maps API key in tables.php

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-48245-open-ises-tickets-hardcoded-google-maps-api-key-in-tables-php  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-05-21. Updated: 2026-05-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-48245 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2026-05-21

Open ISES Tickets, an open-source ticketing system, was found to contain a hardcoded Google Maps API key within its publicly available source code. This exposure allows anyone who views the code to use the key for their own purposes, potentially resulting in unauthorized financial charges to the original owner's Google Cloud account. Organizations using affected versions should upgrade immediately to prevent further unauthorized use of their mapping services.

Technologies: [Open ISES Tickets](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/tickets). Vendors: [Open ISES](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/open-ises).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-48245 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-48245 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-48245?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 21 May 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Open ISES Tickets < 3.44.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-48245?** A patch was published on 2026-04-01: Fix committed to repository Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-48245 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-48245?** Check whether you run Open ISES Tickets at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

A hardcoded credential vulnerability (CWE-798) exists in Open ISES Tickets versions prior to 3.44.2. The Google Maps API key is embedded directly in the 'tables.php' file and was committed to the project's public GitHub repository. Because the repository is public, any unauthenticated user can extract the key from the source code. This key can then be used to make authenticated requests to the Google Maps Platform, with the resulting usage costs billed to the original owner's Google Cloud project. The issue was resolved in version 3.44.2 by removing the hardcoded secret.

## Affected products

- Open ISES Tickets < 3.44.2

## Timeline

- 2026-04-01: patched: Fix committed to repository
- 2026-04-02: advisory: Release v3.44.2 published
- 2026-05-21: disclosed: CVE-2026-48245 published

## References

- [https://github.com/openises/tickets/commit/ecfeb406a016766cae81c749e14b5145a9f2dbff](https://github.com/openises/tickets/commit/ecfeb406a016766cae81c749e14b5145a9f2dbff)
- [https://github.com/openises/tickets/releases/tag/v3.44.2](https://github.com/openises/tickets/releases/tag/v3.44.2)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/open-ises-tickets-hardcoded-google-maps-api-key-in-tables-php](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/open-ises-tickets-hardcoded-google-maps-api-key-in-tables-php)

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