ZDF
Sign inSign up

Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-48488

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox.

Published May 30, 2025 · catalog updated May 30, 2025 · FreeScout is a free

Check this week

CVE-2025-48488 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 26.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run FreeScout is a free.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (FreeScout is a free).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.6
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
26.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor freescout-help-desk freescout < 1.8.180

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor freescout-help-desk freescout < 1.8.180< 1.8.180

How to fix CVE-2025-48488

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-48488 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 26.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run FreeScout is a free.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with freescout-help-desk freescout < 1.8.180 < 1.8.180. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 26.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 30, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. May 30, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-48488

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-28234

    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 i

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog May 30, 2025. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.