Horilla Unauthorized Access to Candidate Resume Files Due to Broken Access Control
Priority HIGH 72CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). Unauthenticated users can access uploaded resume files in Horilla 1.3.0 by directly guessing or predicting file URLs. These files are stored in a publicly accessible directory, allowing attackers to retrieve sensitive candidate information without authentication. At time of publication there is no known patch.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00433 37th 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
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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-opensource | horilla | = 1.3.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- horilla Vendorhorilla-opensource Affected = 1.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:horilla:horilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3 | Vulnerable | horilla-opensource |
- cpe:2.3:a:horilla:horilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·horilla-opensource
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-48869
References
More horilla-opensource Horilla vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-37271 Horrila Stored XSS Vulnerability via Ticket Comment section CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- 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- TI-2026-19365 Horilla Exposes Unpublished Job Disclosures through Unauthenticated API CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-19366 Horilla HRM has XSS Bypass through Project Name CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
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