{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-53595", "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M", "dateReserved": "2026-06-09T19:39:52.403Z", "datePublished": "2026-07-20T20:14:59.365Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-07-20T20:14:59.365Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"title": "FreeScout vulnerable to anonymous account takeover via /user-setup empty invite_hash on MySQL", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-178", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-178: Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity", "type": "CWE"}]}, {"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-287", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-287: Improper Authentication", "type": "CWE"}]}, {"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-640", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-640: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password", "type": "CWE"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "LOW", "baseScore": 9.4, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L", "version": "3.1"}}], "references": [{"name": "https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-jqj5-r72v-v29g", "tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-jqj5-r72v-v29g"}], "affected": [{"vendor": "freescout-help-desk", "product": "freescout", "versions": [{"version": "< 1.8.224", "status": "affected"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "shortName": "GitHub_M", "dateUpdated": "2026-07-20T20:14:59.365Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "FreeScout is a free help desk and shared inbox built with PHP's Laravel framework. Prior to version 1.8.224, the public endpoint `POST /user-setup/{hash}/{invite_sent_at}` (`OpenController@userSetupSave`) selects the target account solely by its `invite_hash` column, then overwrites that account's email and password and logs in as it. No authentication, cookie, or prior session is required. After a user activates, FreeScout sets `invite_hash` to the empty string. On MySQL and MariaDB, `VARCHAR` equality ignores trailing spaces, so a single URL-encoded space (`%20`) matches the stored empty string and selects the lowest-id activated user. The expiry guard decrypts `invite_sent_at` with the target's password hash, but `Helper::decrypt` returns its raw input unchanged when decryption fails. A plaintext numeric value such as `9999999999` therefore passes the time-to-live check without any secret. The result is that an anonymous attacker sets the email and password of the lowest-id activated FreeScout account (a support agent, or an administrator if one was added by invitation) and authenticates as that account. Version 1.8.224 contains a fix."}], "source": {"advisory": "GHSA-jqj5-r72v-v29g", "discovery": "UNKNOWN"}}}}

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