Description
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.
Affected products
horilla: horilla
References3
- github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-… ExploitVendor Advisory
- github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-… ExploitVendor Advisory
- github.com/Mmo-kali/CVE/blob/main/CVE-2025-59832/2025-08-Horill… ExploitThird Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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9.9
CRITICAL
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 37 · as of 9 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-79
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