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CVE-2024-34697 Detail

Description

FreeScout is a free, self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. A stored HTML Injection vulnerability has been identified in the Email Receival Module of the Freescout Application. The vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious HTML content into emails sent to the application's mailbox. This vulnerability arises from improper handling of HTML content within incoming emails, allowing attackers to embed malicious HTML code in the context of the application's domain. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious HTML content into emails. This could lead to various attacks such as form hijacking, application defacement, or data exfiltration via CSS injection. Although unauthenticated attackers are limited to HTML injection, the consequences can still be severe. Version 1.8.139 implements strict input validation and sanitization mechanisms to ensure that any HTML content received via emails is properly sanitized to prevent malicious HTML injections.


Metrics

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  6.1 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  GitHub, Inc.
Base Score:  7.6 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/commit/99a4b4b4e153c82e273e549b9efbf6db4a2d8328 Patch 
https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/commit/99a4b4b4e153c82e273e549b9efbf6db4a2d8328 Patch 
https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-985r-6qfc-hg8m Exploit  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-985r-6qfc-hg8m Exploit  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') GitHub, Inc.  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:freescout:freescout:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (excluding)
1.8.139

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-34697
NVD Published Date:
05/14/2024
NVD Last Modified:
01/10/2025
Source:
GitHub, Inc.