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CVE-2025-48472— FreeScout Vulnerable to Insufficient Authorization

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Affected
freescout-help-desk freescout
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

FreeScout是FreeScout公司的一个使用 PHP（Laravel 框架）构建的超轻量级且功能强大的免费开源帮助台和共享收件箱。 FreeScout 1.8.179之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于未验证用户对邮箱的通知设置权限，可能导致未授权访问。

AI Predicted 7.5 Difficulty: Easy EPSS 0.37% · P31

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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-48472

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
FreeScout Vulnerable to Insufficient Authorization
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.179, there is no check to ensure that the user is disabling notifications for the mailbox to which they already have access. Moreover, the code explicitly implements functionality that if the user does not have access to the mailbox, then after disabling (enabling) notifications for this mailbox, the user will gain access to it. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.179.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
授权机制不正确
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
FreeScout 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
FreeScout是FreeScout公司的一个使用 PHP（Laravel 框架）构建的超轻量级且功能强大的免费开源帮助台和共享收件箱。 FreeScout 1.8.179之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于未验证用户对邮箱的通知设置权限，可能导致未授权访问。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
freescout-help-desk freescout < 1.8.179 -

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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-48472 (1)

Same Patch Batch · freescout-help-desk · 2025-05-29 · 8 CVEs total

CVE-2025-48388 FreeScout Has Insufficient Protection Against CRLF-injection
CVE-2025-48390 FreeScout Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE)
CVE-2025-48389 FreeScout Vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CVE-2025-48471 FreeScout Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload
CVE-2025-48473 FreeScout Vulnerable to Insufficient Authorization
CVE-2025-48474 FreeScout Vulnerable to Insufficient Authorization
CVE-2025-48475 FreeScout Vulnerable to Insufficient Authorization

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: freescout
Same vendor: freescout-help-desk
Same weakness: CWE-863

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