Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published May 30, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2025-48488
CVE-2025-48488
Description
FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.180, deleting the file .htaccess allows an attacker to upload an HTML file containing malicious JavaScript code to the server, which can result in a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.180.
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References
1- github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-2m76-538h-7hf9nvdExploitVendor Advisory
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