CVE-2025-48487

low-risk
Published 2025-05-30

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.180, when creating a translation of a phrase that appears in a flash-message after a completed action, it is possible to inject a payload to exploit XSS vulnerability. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.180.

Do I need to act?

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0.18% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.8/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Freescout

References (1)

Exploit https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-wg2q-m...
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low-risk
Severity 19/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal