Horilla Exposes Unpublished Job Disclosures through Unauthenticated API
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
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). Versions 1.4.0 and above expose unpublished job postings through the /recruitment/recruitment-details// endpoint without authentication. The response includes draft job titles, descriptions and application link allowing unauthenticated users to view unpublished roles and access the application workflow for unpublished jobs. Unauthorized access to unpublished job posts can leak sensitive internal hiring information and cause confusion among candidates. This issue has been fixed in version 1.5.0.
Why it matters now
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 | 1.4.0 to before 1.5.0 | 1.5.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- horilla Vendorhorilla-opensource Affected 1.4.0 to before 1.5.0 Fixed in 1.5.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:horilla:horilla:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.0 | Vulnerable | horilla-opensource |
- cpe:2.3:a:horilla:horilla:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·horilla-opensource
Remediation
- Fix · CNA horilla (horilla-opensource) Fixed in 1.5.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-24036
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-2026-19366 Horilla HRM has XSS Bypass through Project Name CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
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