VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2025-48488

CVSS score5.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.27%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-05-30
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • security-advisories@github.com: CWE-79

Primary references