CVE-2025-48388
Medium
Description
FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.178, the application performs insufficient validation of user-supplied data, which is used as arguments to string formatting functions. As a result, an attacker can pass a string containing special symbols (\r, \n, \t)to the application. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.178.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductFreescout
PublishedMay 29, 2025
First seenMay 29, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-134CWE-134CWE-93CWE-93
How to fix
Update
- freescout freescout1.8.178 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| freescout freescout | v < 1.8.178 | 1.8.178 |
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