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CVE-2025-59525

Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). Prior to version 1.4.0, improper sanitization

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 0.00038
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Weakness Classification

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
horilla< 1.4.0
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
pocgithub.com · 2025-08-Horilla_Vulnerability_2.pdfgithub.com
pocgithub.com · GHSA-rp5m-vpqr-vpvpgithub.com
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Scoring & Timeline

6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD24 Sep 2025 · 07:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/releases/tag/1.4.0Release Notes
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