Is CVE-2025-48488 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-48488 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-06-04.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-48488?

CVE-2025-48488 has a CVSS score of 4.6 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X.

How do I patch CVE-2025-48488?

Patch guidance is available from freescout security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2025-48488.

Which products are affected by CVE-2025-48488?

1 product: freescout freescout.

CVE-2025-48488 - remediation guidance & executive summary

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: passive
Confidentiality: undefined
Integrity: undefined
Availability: undefined
Weaknesses: CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Metadata

Primary Vendor: FREESCOUT
Published: 5/30/2025
Last Modified: 6/4/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2025-48488

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