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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-8x78-6q9g-hv2h Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-8x78-6q9g-hv2h Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 9.9 · horillaNVD modified 2026-10-19 16:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:horilla:horilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 3
- https://github.com/Mmo-kali/CVE/blob/main/CVE-2025-59832/2025-08-Horilla_Vulnerability_1.pdf Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-8x78-6q9g-hv2h Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-8x78-6q9g-hv2h Exploit, Vendor Advisory