CVE-2025-48488 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting FreeScout, a self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox, prior to version 1.8.180. An authenticated attacker can exploit this by deleting the .htaccess file and uploading a malicious HTML file. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) requires user interaction and could lead to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.8.180CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freescout:freescout:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
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
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