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TI-2020-17674 Aliases CVE-2020-29437GHSA-hg4w-g985-vv3m

SQL injection in the Buzz module of OrangeHRM through 4.6 allows remote authenticated…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-89Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
SQL injection
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

SQL injection in the Buzz module of OrangeHRM through 4.6 allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the orangehrmBuzzPlugin/lib/dao/BuzzDao.php loadMorePostsForm[profileUserId] parameter to the buzz/loadMoreProfile endpoint.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02848 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:orangehrm:orangehrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.6.0.1Vulnerableorangehrm
  • cpe:2.3:a:orangehrm:orangehrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.6.0.1 Vulnerable ·orangehrm

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-29437
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hg4w-g985-vv3m

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 2

  • TI-2024-24213 OrangeHRM 3.3.3 allows admin/viewProjects sortOrder SQL injection. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2025-40763 OrangeHRM is Vulnerable to Persistent Session Access Due to Missing Invalidation After User Disable and Password Change CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2019-09618 In OrangeHRM 4.3.1 and before, there is an input validation error within… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2007-01160 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Login page in OrangeHRM before 20070212 have… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2025-40726 OrangeHRM is Vulnerable to Code Execution Through Arbitrary File Write from Sendmail Parameter Injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2025-40727 OrangeHRM is Vulnerable to Account Takeover Through Unvalidated Username in Password Reset Workflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
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Sources

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