Horilla has Improper Input Sanitization Leading to XSS and Admin Account Takeover
Priority LOW 33CWE-434Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution, Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434 and CWE-79.
Summary
Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). Prior to version 1.4.0, improper sanitization across the application allows XSS via uploaded SVG (and via allowed <embed>), which can be chained to execute JavaScript whenever users view impacted content (e.g., announcements). This can result in admin account takeover. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0029 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed horilla (horilla-opensource): 1.4.0
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-opensource | horilla | before 1.4.0 | 1.4.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- horilla Vendorhorilla-opensource Affected before 1.4.0 Fixed in 1.4.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:horilla:horilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.4.0 | Vulnerable | horilla-opensource |
- cpe:2.3:a:horilla:horilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·horilla-opensource
Remediation
- Fix · CNA horilla (horilla-opensource) Fixed in 1.4.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-59525
References
More horilla-opensource Horilla vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-37271 Horrila Stored XSS Vulnerability via Ticket Comment section CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2025-31025 Horilla Unauthorized Access to Candidate Resume Files Due to Broken Access Control CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- 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
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