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TI-2025-40727 Aliases CVE-2025-66225

OrangeHRM is Vulnerable to Account Takeover Through Unvalidated Username in Password Reset Workflow

Priority LOW 39CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-345.

Summary

OrangeHRM is a comprehensive human resource management (HRM) system. From version 5.0 to 5.7, the password reset workflow does not enforce that the username submitted in the final reset request matches the account for which the reset process was originally initiated. After obtaining a valid reset link for any account they can receive email for, an attacker can alter the username parameter in the final reset request to target a different user. Because the system accepts the supplied username without verification, the attacker can set a new password for any chosen account, including privileged accounts, resulting in full account takeover. This issue has been patched in version 5.8.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00188 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed orangehrm (orangehrm): 5.8

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
orangehrmorangehrm5.0 to before 5.85.8Patch availableCNA
  • orangehrm Vendororangehrm Affected 5.0 to before 5.8 Fixed in 5.8 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:orangehrm:orangehrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 to before 5.8Vulnerableorangehrm
  • cpe:2.3:a:orangehrm:orangehrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 to before 5.8 Vulnerable ·orangehrm

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA orangehrm (orangehrm) Fixed in 5.8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-66225

References

Advisory 1

  • 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-2020-17674 SQL injection in the Buzz module of OrangeHRM through 4.6 allows remote authenticated… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
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Sources

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