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MEDIUM
CVE-2024-34698
FreeScout Prototype Pollution
Description

FreeScout is a free, self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Versions of FreeScout prior to 1.8.139 contain a Prototype Pollution vulnerability in the `/public/js/main.js` source file. The Prototype Pollution arises because the `getQueryParam` Function recursively merges an object containing user-controllable properties into an existing object (For URL Query Parameters Parsing), without first sanitizing the keys. This can allow an attacker to inject a property with a key `__proto__`, along with arbitrarily nested properties. The merge operation assigns the nested properties to the `params` object's prototype instead of the target object itself. As a result, the attacker can pollute the prototype with properties containing harmful values, which are then inherited by user-defined objects and subsequently used by the application dangerously. The vulnerability lets an attacker control properties of objects that would otherwise be inaccessible. If the application subsequently handles an attacker-controlled property in an unsafe way, this can potentially be chained with other vulnerabilities like DOM-based XSS, Open Redirection, Cookie Manipulation, Link Manipulation, HTML Injection, etc. Version 1.8.139 contains a patch for the issue.

INFO

Published Date :

May 14, 2024, 3:39 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 10, 2025, 3:11 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-34698 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Freescout freescout
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-34698 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 10, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Added CWE NIST CWE-1321
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freescout:freescout:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.8.139
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/commit/2614514bc6d6c4ad563202a1c9cae5a97b195cc5 No Types Assigned https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/commit/2614514bc6d6c4ad563202a1c9cae5a97b195cc5 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/commit/2614514bc6d6c4ad563202a1c9cae5a97b195cc5 No Types Assigned https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/commit/2614514bc6d6c4ad563202a1c9cae5a97b195cc5 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-rx6j-4c33-9h3r No Types Assigned https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-rx6j-4c33-9h3r Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-rx6j-4c33-9h3r No Types Assigned https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-rx6j-4c33-9h3r Exploit, Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/commit/2614514bc6d6c4ad563202a1c9cae5a97b195cc5
    Added Reference https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-rx6j-4c33-9h3r
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description FreeScout is a free, self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Versions of FreeScout prior to 1.8.139 contain a Prototype Pollution vulnerability in the `/public/js/main.js` source file. The Prototype Pollution arises because the `getQueryParam` Function recursively merges an object containing user-controllable properties into an existing object (For URL Query Parameters Parsing), without first sanitizing the keys. This can allow an attacker to inject a property with a key `__proto__`, along with arbitrarily nested properties. The merge operation assigns the nested properties to the `params` object's prototype instead of the target object itself. As a result, the attacker can pollute the prototype with properties containing harmful values, which are then inherited by user-defined objects and subsequently used by the application dangerously. The vulnerability lets an attacker control properties of objects that would otherwise be inaccessible. If the application subsequently handles an attacker-controlled property in an unsafe way, this can potentially be chained with other vulnerabilities like DOM-based XSS, Open Redirection, Cookie Manipulation, Link Manipulation, HTML Injection, etc. Version 1.8.139 contains a patch for the issue.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/security/advisories/GHSA-rx6j-4c33-9h3r [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/commit/2614514bc6d6c4ad563202a1c9cae5a97b195cc5 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-1321
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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