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CVE-2025-59525

Horilla has Improper Input Sanitization Leading to XSS and Admin Account Takeover

Published: Sep 24, 2025Updated: Sep 29, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79
NVD MITRE
6.1CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 81.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
3 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79CWE-434

Affected Products

horillahorilla-opensource
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
horillahorilla
On-prem
Enterprise Software / hr-finance
horilla-opensourceoss-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka horilla
horillacommercialEnterprise Softwareaka horilla-hr

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Exploitability

3 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

5 techniques
Command and Control
Execution
Initial Access
Persistence
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References

https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-rp5m-vpqr-vpvp
github.com
https://github.com/Mmo-kali/CVE/blob/main/CVE-2025-59525/2025-08-Horilla_Vulnerability_2.pdf
github.com
https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/releases/tag/1.4.0
github.com

Timeline

Published
Sep 24, 2025
Last Updated
Sep 29, 2025

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