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CVE-2025-48480

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.180, an authorized user with the admi

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.180, an authorized user with the administrator role or with the privilege User::PERM_EDIT_USERS can create a user, specifying the path to the user's avatar ../.htaccess during creation, and then delete the user's avatar, resulting in the deletion of the file .htaccess in the folder /storage/app/public. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.180.

LOW · CVSS 2.7 EPSS 0.00113
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-841Improper Enforcement of Behavioral Workflow
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Affected Products & Versions

1
freescout< 1.8.180
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocgithub.com · GHSA-pfjf-43mp-3gp2github.com
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Scoring & Timeline

2.7
LOW · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD30 May 2025 · 05:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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