OrangeHRM has Improper Access Control Allowing Access to Disabled Modules via URL Encoding
Priority LOW 23CWE-284Published · 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
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
OrangeHRM is a comprehensive human resource management (HRM) system. From 5.0 to 5.8, OrangeHRM Open Source allowed authenticated users to bypass disabled-module access controls via URL-encoded request paths and access functionality of modules disabled by an administrator. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.8.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00156 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed orangehrm (orangehrm): 5.8.1
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA orangehrm (orangehrm) Fixed in 5.8.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-39346
References
More Orangehrm vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
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