Medium6.1
AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

PT-2025-114: Stored XSS in FreeScout

Error type:

  • CWE-79:Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Vulnerability vector:

  • Base vulnerability score (CVSSv4.0): CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
  • Severity (CVSSv4.0): 6.1 (Medium)

Description:

The vulnerability was identified in FreeScout, version 1.8.182.

The discovered vulnerability allows an attacker to inject arbitrary HTML tags and JavaScript, leading to script execution in victims’ browsers and enabling social‑engineering attacks.

Vulnerability status: Confirmed by vendor

Date of vulnerability remediation: 31.10.2025

Recommendations:

  • Update to versionv1.8.194 or higher

Additional information: Press release

Researcher: Daniil Satyaev, Roman Cheremnykh, Artem Danilov (Positive Technologies)

Identifiers:

BDU:2025-12427

Vendor:

FreeScout

Vulnerable product:

FreeScout

Vulnerable versions:

1.8.182