CVE-2025-48488

MEDIUM EPSS 12.0%
Published May 30, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
4.6 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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Published May 30, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.180, deleting the file .htaccess allows an attacker to upload an HTML file containing malicious JavaScript code to the server, which can result in a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.180.

CVSS Details

Base Score
4.6
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction P
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
12.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
freescoutfreescout* <1.8.180

References 1

  • github.com https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-2m76-538h-7hf9
    ExploitVendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.