CVE-2026-24038 (GCVE-0-2026-24038)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-22 03:39 – Updated: 2026-01-22 12:33
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Horilla HR has 2FA Bypass through its OTP Handling Logic
Summary
Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). In version 1.4.0, the OTP handling logic has a flawed equality check that can be bypassed. When an OTP expires, the server returns None, and if an attacker omits the otp field from their POST request, the user-supplied OTP is also None, causing the comparison user_otp == otp to pass. This allows an attacker to bypass two-factor authentication entirely without ever providing a valid OTP. If administrative accounts are targeted, it could lead to compromise of sensitive HR data, manipulation of employee records, and further system-wide abuse. This issue has been fixed in version 1.5.0.
Severity
8.1 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-22 12:33 UTC
CWE
- CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/sec… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/rel… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| horilla-opensource | horilla |
Affected:
>= 1.4.0, < 1.5.0
|
guessed |
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