CVE-2026-40497 PUBLISHED

FreeScout Vulnerable to CSS Injection via Stored Style Tag in Mailbox Signature (CSRF Token Exfiltration)

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 13.04.2026 Published: 21.04.2026 Updated: 21.04.2026

FreeScout is a free self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox. Prior to version 1.8.213, FreeScout's Helper::stripDangerousTags() removes <script>, <form>, <iframe>, <object> but does NOT strip <style> tags. The mailbox signature field is saved via POST /mailbox/settings/{id} and later rendered unescaped via {!! $conversation->getSignatureProcessed([], true) !!} in conversation views. CSP allows style-src * 'self' 'unsafe-inline', so injected inline styles execute freely. An attacker with access to mailbox settings (admin or agent with mailbox permission) can inject CSS attribute selectors to exfiltrate the CSRF token of any agent/admin who views a conversation in that mailbox. With the CSRF token, the attacker can perform any state-changing action as the victim (create admin accounts, change email/password, etc.) — privilege escalation from agent to admin. This is the result of an incomplete fix of GHSA-jqjf-f566-485j. That advisory reported XSS via mailbox signature. The fix applied Helper::stripDangerousTags() to the signature before saving. However, stripDangerousTags() only removes script, form, iframe, and object tags — it does NOT strip <style> tags, leaving CSS injection possible. Version 1.8.213 contains an updated fix.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 8.1

Product Status

Vendor freescout-help-desk
Product freescout
Versions
  • Version < 1.8.213 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE