CVE-2025-48869 json
Horilla Unauthorized Access to Candidate Resume Files Due to Broken Access Control
published 2025-09-24 13 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-31031
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). Unauthenticated users can access uploaded resume files in Horilla 1.3.0 by directly guessing or predicting file URLs. These files are stored in a publicly accessible directory, allowing attackers to retrieve sensitive candidate information without authentication. At time of publication there is no known patch.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 13 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-99h5-x29f-727w referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- horilla-opensource horilla
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
-
github.com
/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-99h5-x29f-727w
exploit, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-48869
- NVD CVE-2025-48869
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