📄 Description (English)
Open ISES Tickets before 3.44.2 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in incs/remotes.inc.php where latitude, longitude, callsign, mph, altitude, and timestamp values parsed from external GPS tracking service XML/JSON responses (InstaMapper and Google Latitude integration) are concatenated into UPDATE and INSERT statements without sanitization. An attacker able to compromise or impersonate the remote GPS tracker endpoint can inject SQL to manipulate the responder location, tracks, and assignment tables.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2026-48235 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Open ISES Tickets affecting versions before 3.44.2. The vulnerability exists in GPS tracking data processing where latitude, longitude, callsign, and other parameters from external services (InstaMapper, Google Latitude) are directly concatenated into SQL queries without sanitization. An attacker compromising the GPS endpoint or performing man-in-the-middle attacks could manipulate responder locations and assignments, posing severe risks to emergency response systems.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 23, 2026 19:56
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability poses critical risks to Saudi emergency response infrastructure, particularly affecting: (1) Ministry of Interior emergency dispatch centers relying on ISES for responder coordination; (2) Civil Defense operations managing firefighter and rescue team deployments; (3) Healthcare facilities using ISES for ambulance dispatch and coordination; (4) Private security firms and corporate emergency response teams. The ability to manipulate responder locations could compromise emergency response effectiveness, endanger personnel safety, and disrupt critical infrastructure protection. Saudi organizations using Open ISES Tickets for emergency management face direct operational and safety risks.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government - Emergency Services
Government - Civil Defense
Healthcare - Ambulance Dispatch
Public Safety - Police Dispatch
Private Security
Critical Infrastructure - Emergency Response Coordination
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application
T1199 - Trusted Relationship (compromised GPS service endpoint)
T1557 - Adversary-in-the-Middle (MITM on GPS service communications)
T1589 - Gather Victim Identity Information (responder location data)
T1565 - Data Manipulation (responder location/assignment manipulation)
T1078 - Valid Accounts (database account abuse via SQL injection)
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all Open ISES Tickets installations in your environment and document versions
2. Disable or restrict external GPS service integrations (InstaMapper, Google Latitude) until patching is available
3. Implement network segmentation to isolate ISES systems from untrusted networks
4. Enable TLS/SSL certificate pinning for GPS service communications to prevent MITM attacks
PATCHING GUIDANCE:
1. Upgrade to Open ISES Tickets version 3.44.2 or later when available
2. Subscribe to vendor security advisories for patch release notifications
3. Test patches in staging environment before production deployment
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (until patch available):
1. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect SQL injection patterns in GPS data parameters
2. Use database query parameterization/prepared statements at application level
3. Apply input validation: enforce strict regex patterns for latitude (-90 to 90), longitude (-180 to 180), numeric altitude/mph values
4. Implement database user permissions: restrict ISES database account to minimal required privileges
5. Enable SQL query logging and audit all UPDATE/INSERT operations on responder location tables
6. Deploy intrusion detection signatures monitoring for SQL injection attempts
DETECTION RULES:
1. Monitor incs/remotes.inc.php for SQL metacharacters (', ", --, ;, /*) in GPS parameters
2. Alert on unusual UPDATE/INSERT frequency to responder_location, tracks, assignment tables
3. Log all external API calls to GPS services with full request/response payloads
4. Monitor database error logs for SQL syntax errors from malformed queries
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. حدد جميع تثبيتات Open ISES Tickets في بيئتك وقم بتوثيق الإصدارات
2. قم بتعطيل أو تقييد تكاملات خدمات GPS الخارجية (InstaMapper و Google Latitude) حتى يتوفر التصحيح
3. تنفيذ تقسيم الشبكة لعزل أنظمة ISES عن الشبكات غير الموثوقة
4. تفعيل تثبيت شهادة TLS/SSL لاتصالات خدمة GPS لمنع هجمات الوسيط
إرشادات التصحيح:
1. قم بالترقية إلى Open ISES Tickets الإصدار 3.44.2 أو أحدث عند توفره
2. الاشتراك في تنبيهات أمان المورد لإشعارات إصدار التصحيح
3. اختبر التصحيحات في بيئة التدريج قبل نشر الإنتاج
الضوابط البديلة (حتى يتوفر التصحيح):
1. تنفيذ قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) للكشف عن أنماط حقن SQL في معاملات بيانات GPS
2. استخدام معاملات قاعدة البيانات/البيانات المحضرة على مستوى التطبيق
3. تطبيق التحقق من الإدخال: فرض أنماط regex صارمة لخطوط العرض (-90 إلى 90) وخطوط الطول (-180 إلى 180) وقيم الارتفاع/mph الرقمية
4. تنفيذ أذونات مستخدم قاعدة البيانات: تقييد حساب قاعدة بيانات ISES بالامتيازات المطلوبة الحد الأدنى
5. تفعيل تسجيل استعلام SQL وتدقيق جميع عمليات UPDATE/INSERT على جداول موقع المستجيب
6. نشر توقيعات كشف الاختراق لمراقبة محاولات حقن SQL
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة incs/remotes.inc.php للأحرف الفوقية SQL (', ", --, ;, /*) في معاملات GPS
2. تنبيه على تكرار UPDATE/INSERT غير المعتاد لجداول responder_location و tracks و assignment
3. تسجيل جميع استدعاءات API الخارجية لخدمات GPS مع حمولات الطلب/الاستجابة الكاملة
4. مراقبة سجلات أخطاء قاعدة البيانات لأخطاء بناء جملة SQL من الاستعلامات المشوهة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Information security requirements for supplier relationships (GPS service providers)
ECC 2024 A.14.2.5 - Addressing information security in supplier agreements (API security requirements)
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities (SQL injection patching)
ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Secure development policy (input validation, parameterized queries)
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.BE-3 - Organizational resilience (emergency response system availability)
SAMA CSF PR.DS-6 - Data is protected from unauthorized access (database security)
SAMA CSF PR.IP-1 - Security policies and procedures (secure coding practices)
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - The network is monitored to detect potential cybersecurity events (SQL injection detection)
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.23 - Information security for supplier relationships
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.22 - Secure development and support processes
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.23 - Test information
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.5.1 - Injection flaws prevention
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security patches and updates
PCI DSS 11.3 - Penetration testing and vulnerability scanning
🔗 References & Sources 3
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https://github.com/openises/tickets/commit/ecfeb406a016766cae81c749e14b5145a9f2dbff
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://github.com/openises/tickets/releases/tag/v3.44.2
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https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/open-ises-tickets-sql-injection-via-incs-remotes-i...
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