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CVE-2025-48478

Medium

Description

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.180, insufficient input validation during user creation has resulted in a mass assignment vulnerability, allowing an attacker to manipulate all fields of the object, which are enumerated in the $fillable array (the User object), when creating a new user. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.180.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.9
Exploit probability—
ProductFreescout
PublishedMay 30, 2025
First seenMay 30, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-841CWE-841

How to fix

Update
  • freescout freescout1.8.180 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
freescout freescoutv < 1.8.1801.8.180

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