Medium
FreeScout Has Business Logic Errors
Type: advisorySources: OSV
FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.180, there is a mass assignment vulnerability. The Customer object is updated using the fill() method, which processes fields such as channel and channel_id. However, the fill() method is called with all client-provided data, including unexpected values for channel and channel_id, leading to a mass assignment vulnerability. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.180.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2025-48482
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 2 Nov 2026, 18:37 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.180, there is a mass assignment vulnerability. The Customer object is updated using the fill() method, which processes fields such as channel and channel_id. However, the fill() method is called with all client-provided data, including unexpected values for channel and channel_id, leading to a mass assignment vulnerability. This issue has been patched in version 1.8.180.
osv:CVE-2025-48482
Complete source record
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