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CVE-2025-48486: FreeScout Vulnerable to Stored XSS

5.4 CVSS

Description

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.180, the cross-site scripiting (XSS) vulnerability is caused by the lack of input validation and sanitization in both \Session::flash and __, allowing user input to be executed without proper filtering. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.180.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-48486

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 5.4

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Problem Types

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Affected Products

Vendor: freescout-help-desk

Product: freescout

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 6.94% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-16 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48486
https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-9jpm-xrpc-cv66

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