CVE-2025-48867 json
Horilla Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Project and Task Modules
published 2025-09-24 13 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-31024
- cvss
- 4.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 15%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Horilla HRM 1.3.0 allows authenticated admin or privileged users to inject malicious JavaScript payloads into multiple fields in the Project and Task modules. These payloads persist in the database and are executed when viewed by an admin or other privileged users through the web interface. Although the issue is not exploitable by unauthenticated users, it still poses a high risk of session hijacking and unauthorized action within high-privilege accounts. At time of publication there is no known patch.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 13 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-w242-xv47-j55r referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- horilla-opensource horilla
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-w242-xv47-j55r
exploit, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-48867
- NVD CVE-2025-48867
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