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CVE-2026-48812
FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to version 1.8.221, FreeScout's attachment download route skips token authentication for any attachment whose `token_type` is set to `1` (`TOKEN_TYPE_LEGACY`). Because this route is unauthenticated and the file path is deterministic, an unauthenticated remote attacker can download any attachment that was created by an older version of FreeScout without possessing a valid token or session. Version 1.8.221 con
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"freescout","vendor":"freescout-help-desk","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 1.8.221"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:8cc2e880ab1b7a8b9ab48f7db478da6975599900b43b98a771eef73c218365d2 · sha256:197fccffc8611713… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":7.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:8cc2e880ab1b7a8b9ab48f7db478da6975599900b43b98a771eef73c218365d2 · sha256:197fccffc8611713… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-287","description":"CWE-287: Improper Authentication","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:8cc2e880ab1b7a8b9ab48f7db478da6975599900b43b98a771eef73c218365d2 · sha256:197fccffc8611713… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/commit/215241ee2eb73eaa3b47e392599c7dc1b427dc7e","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/commit/215241ee2eb73eaa3b47e392599c7dc1b427dc7e"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:8cc2e880ab1b7a8b9ab48f7db478da6975599900b43b98a771eef73c218365d2 · sha256:197fccffc8611713… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-wg74-ww4w-2qpc","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-wg74-ww4w-2qpc"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:8cc2e880ab1b7a8b9ab48f7db478da6975599900b43b98a771eef73c218365d2 · sha256:197fccffc8611713… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-wg74-ww4w-2qpc"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:8cc2e880ab1b7a8b9ab48f7db478da6975599900b43b98a771eef73c218365d2 · sha256:197fccffc8611713… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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