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CVE-2026-24039
Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). Version 1.4.0 has Improper Access Control, allowing low-privileged employees to self-approve documents they have uploaded. The document-approval UI is intended to be restricted to administrator or high-privilege roles only; however, an insufficient server-side authorization check on the approval endpoint lets a standard employee modify the approval status of their own uploaded document. A successful exploitation allows us
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"horilla","vendor":"horilla-opensource","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":">= 1.4.0, < 1.5.0"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":4.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:29ec0fda4d1a2661b498a4b7d5cfe321305bc196496885cc120668317e2ea8a1 · sha256:9ff2f39e8ff3775e… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-284","description":"CWE-284: Improper Access Control","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:29ec0fda4d1a2661b498a4b7d5cfe321305bc196496885cc120668317e2ea8a1 · sha256:9ff2f39e8ff3775e… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/releases/tag/1.5.0","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/releases/tag/1.5.0"}
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{"name":"https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-99mq-mhwv-w9qx","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-99mq-mhwv-w9qx"}
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Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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