VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2025-59832
Prior to version 1.4.0, there is a stored XSS vulnerability in the ticket comment editor.
CRITICAL 9.9EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.9 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- horilla/horilla
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/Mmo-kali/CVE/blob/main/CVE-2025-59832/2025-08-Horilla_Vulnerability_1.pdfExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-8x78-6q9g-hv2hExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-8x78-6q9g-hv2hExploit, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.