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CVE-2025-59832

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

Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). Prior to version 1.4.0, there is a stored XSS vulnerability in the ticket comment editor. A low-privilege authenticated user could run arbitrary JavaScript in an admin’s browser, exfiltrate the admin’s cookies/CSRF token, and hijack their session.

This issue has been patched in version 1.4.0.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.9 EPSS 0.00099
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

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_1.pdfgithub.com
pocgithub.com · GHSA-8x78-6q9g-hv2hgithub.com
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Scoring & Timeline

9.9
CRITICAL · 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 NVD25 Sep 2025 · 03:16 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
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Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
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total
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