CVE-2025-59525 (GCVE-0-2025-59525)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-24 18:15 – Updated: 2025-10-15 16:06
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Title
Horilla has Improper Input Sanitization Leading to XSS and Admin Account Takeover
Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
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Vendor Product Version
horilla-opensource horilla Affected: < 1.4.0
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