CVE-2025-48471 HIGH

CVE-2025-48471: FreeScout Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload

Vendor Freescout-Help-Desk
Product freescout
Weakness CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload
Published May 29, 2025
Last update May 29, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.179, the application does not check or performs insufficient checking of files uploaded to the application. This allows files to be uploaded with the phtml and phar extensions, which can lead to remote code execution if the Apache web server is used. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.179.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 29, 2025 CVE published
May 29, 2025 Record updated