FKIE_CVE-2026-45294

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-05-29 20:16 - Updated: 2026-07-22 06:10
Severity
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Summary
FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to 1.8.219, the password reset endpoint returns visually distinct responses depending on whether the submitted email address belongs to an existing user account, allowing unauthenticated attackers to enumerate valid helpdesk agent email addresses. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.219.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-jvmv-2qcp-7855
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-jvmv-2qcp-7855
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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      "value": "FreeScout es un help desk gratuito y una bandeja de entrada compartida construido con el framework Laravel de PHP. Antes de la 1.8.219, el endpoint de restablecimiento de contrase\u00f1a devuelve respuestas visualmente distintas dependiendo de si la direcci\u00f3n de correo electr\u00f3nico enviada pertenece a una cuenta de usuario existente, permitiendo a atacantes no autenticados enumerar direcciones de correo electr\u00f3nico v\u00e1lidas de agentes de helpdesk. Esta vulnerabilidad est\u00e1 corregida en la 1.8.219."
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  "lastModified": "2026-07-22T06:10:00.170",
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