horilla create_skills deserialization
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in horilla up to 1.2.1. This vulnerability affects the function request_new/get_employee_shift/create_reimbursement/key_result_current_value_update/create_meetings/create_skills. The manipulation leads to deserialization. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | horilla | 1.2.0; 1.2.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- horilla Vendor— Affected 1.2.0; 1.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:horilla:horilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.2.1 | Vulnerable | horilla-opensource |
- cpe:2.3:a:horilla:horilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·horilla-opensource
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12138
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8j4v-284w-97cc
References
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- TI-2026-19348 Horilla has HTML Injection Issue that, with Phishing, Leads to Account Takeover CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2025-37055 Horilla Stored XSS Vulnerability via File Upload in Reimbursement Panel CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
- TI-2025-31024 Horilla vulnerable to authenticated RCE via eval() in project_bulk_archive CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-19365 Horilla Exposes Unpublished Job Disclosures through Unauthenticated API CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-12138 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-12138 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8j4v-284w-97cc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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