CVE-2025-48389

HIGH

7.2

Description

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.178, FreeScout is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data due to insufficient validation. Through the set function, a string with a serialized object can be passed, and when getting an option through the get method, deserialization will occur, which will allow arbitrary code execution This issue has been patched in version 1.8.178.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.2

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredHIGH

User InteractionNONE

Published5/29/2025

Last Modified7/11/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

freescout:freescout

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-502

References

https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/commit/f7548a7076a0b6e109001069d6be223fbd96c61e(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-jmpv-8q3h-2m8v(security-advisories@github.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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