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CVE-2026-53595
FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to version 1.8.224, the public endpoint `POST /user-setup/{hash}/{invite_sent_at}` (`OpenController@userSetupSave`) selects the target account solely by its `invite_hash` column, then overwrites that account's email and password and logs in as it. No authentication, cookie, or prior session is required. After a user activates, FreeScout sets `invite_hash` to the empty string. On MySQL and MariaDB, `VARCHAR`
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1
Preserved source conflicts
No provider value was silently selected as the winner.
cwe · 3 assertions
{"cweId":"CWE-178","description":"CWE-178: Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:310d5ebfd186f3e2ab5fff8e626a08660027e50f700f29fe2e923a9cb573d193 · sha256:353aafdda5596a15… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-640","description":"CWE-640: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:310d5ebfd186f3e2ab5fff8e626a08660027e50f700f29fe2e923a9cb573d193 · sha256:353aafdda5596a15… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/2/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-287","description":"CWE-287: Improper Authentication","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:310d5ebfd186f3e2ab5fff8e626a08660027e50f700f29fe2e923a9cb573d193 · sha256:353aafdda5596a15… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"freescout","vendor":"freescout-help-desk","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 1.8.224"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:310d5ebfd186f3e2ab5fff8e626a08660027e50f700f29fe2e923a9cb573d193 · sha256:353aafdda5596a15… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"LOW","baseScore":9.4,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:310d5ebfd186f3e2ab5fff8e626a08660027e50f700f29fe2e923a9cb573d193 · sha256:353aafdda5596a15… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
3 source assertions{"cweId":"CWE-178","description":"CWE-178: Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:310d5ebfd186f3e2ab5fff8e626a08660027e50f700f29fe2e923a9cb573d193 · sha256:353aafdda5596a15… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-640","description":"CWE-640: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:310d5ebfd186f3e2ab5fff8e626a08660027e50f700f29fe2e923a9cb573d193 · sha256:353aafdda5596a15… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/2/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-287","description":"CWE-287: Improper Authentication","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:310d5ebfd186f3e2ab5fff8e626a08660027e50f700f29fe2e923a9cb573d193 · sha256:353aafdda5596a15… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-jqj5-r72v-v29g"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:310d5ebfd186f3e2ab5fff8e626a08660027e50f700f29fe2e923a9cb573d193 · sha256:353aafdda5596a15… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
{"name":"https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-jqj5-r72v-v29g","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-jqj5-r72v-v29g"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:310d5ebfd186f3e2ab5fff8e626a08660027e50f700f29fe2e923a9cb573d193 · sha256:353aafdda5596a15… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
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