CVE-2025-48868 (GCVE-0-2025-48868)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-24 13:51 – Updated: 2025-09-24 18:45
VLAI?
Title
Horilla vulnerable to authenticated RCE via eval() in project_bulk_archive
Summary
Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). An authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in Horilla 1.3.0 due to the unsafe use of Python’s eval() function on a user-controlled query parameter in the project_bulk_archive view. This allows privileged users (e.g., administrators) to execute arbitrary system commands on the server. While having Django’s DEBUG=True makes exploitation visibly easier by returning command output in the HTTP response, this is not required. The vulnerability can still be exploited in DEBUG=False mode by using blind payloads such as a reverse shell, leading to full remote code execution. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.1.
Severity ?
7.2 (High)
CWE
- CWE-95 - Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')
Assigner
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Impacted products
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Affected:
= 1.3.0
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Nomenclature
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