CVE-2025-48471 (GCVE-0-2025-48471)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-29 15:17 – Updated: 2025-05-29 15:42
VLAI?
Title
FreeScout Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload
Summary
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.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| freescout-help-desk | freescout |
Affected:
< 1.8.179
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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