CVE-2025-48480
lowpriority · track · 11EPSS 0.003 · 26 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.180, an authorized user with the administrator role or with the privilege User::PERM_EDIT_USERS can create a user, specifying the path to the user's avatar ../.htaccess during creation, and then delete the user's avatar, resulting in the deletion of the file .htaccess in the folder /storage/app/public. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.180.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 2.7–7
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (3)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (5)
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- https://freescout.net/Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-pfjf-43mp-3gp2cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48480cnnvd
- https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-pfjf-43mp-3gp2enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-pfjf-43mp-3gp2ExploitVendor Advisorynvd
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