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FKIE_CVE-2023-52268

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-11-12 19:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:42
Severity
9.1 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Summary
The End-User Portal module before 1.0.65 for FreeScout sometimes allows an attacker to authenticate as an arbitrary user because a session token can be sent to the /auth endpoint. NOTE: this module is not part of freescout-helpdesk/freescout on GitHub.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://freescout.net/module/end-user-portal/
cve@mitre.orghttps://freescout.net/modules-faq/
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/squ1dw3rm/CVE-2023-52268
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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    },
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      "value": "El m\u00f3dulo Portal del usuario final anterior a la versi\u00f3n 1.0.65 para FreeScout a veces permite que un atacante se autentique como un usuario arbitrario porque se puede enviar un token de sesi\u00f3n al endpoint /auth. NOTA: este m\u00f3dulo no forma parte de freescout-helpdesk/freescout en GitHub."
    }
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:42:23.893",
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