CVE-2025-48480Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Protection-file deletion via stored avatar traversal

Published May 30, 2025 · Updated May 30, 2025

Path traversal in FreeScout before 1.8.180 allows remote authenticated users to delete the public-storage .htaccess file. The user-creation workflow accepts ../.htaccess in photo_url, and avatar deletion resolves that stored path under storage/app/public and removes the file. Administrative access or User::PERM_EDIT_USERS is required; the direct consequence is deletion of that protection file.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in FreeScout before 1.8.180 allows remote authenticated users to delete the public-storage .htaccess file. The user-creation workflow accepts ../.htaccess in photo_url, and avatar deletion resolves that stored path under storage/app/public and removes the file. Administrative access or User::PERM_EDIT_USERS is required; the direct consequence is deletion of that protection file.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-48480
Published
May 30, 2025
Updated
May 30, 2025
Vendor
FreeScout
Product
FreeScout
Classifications
CWE-841, T1070.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 1.8.180

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

FreeScout · FreeScoutversion=< 1.8.180

Published CVSS scores

7.0GitHubCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
2.7NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-841Improper Enforcement of Behavioral Workflow
T1070.004File Deletion

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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