Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). Prior to version 1.4.0, improper sanitization across the application allows XSS via uploaded SVG (and via allowed <embed>), which can be chained to execute JavaScript whenever users view impacted content (e.g., announcements). This can result in admin account takeover. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.0.
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Wed, 24 Sep 2025 18:30:00 +0000

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Description Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). Prior to version 1.4.0, improper sanitization across the application allows XSS via uploaded SVG (and via allowed <embed>), which can be chained to execute JavaScript whenever users view impacted content (e.g., announcements). This can result in admin account takeover. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.0.
Title Horilla has Improper Input Sanitization Leading to XSS and Admin Account Takeover
Weaknesses CWE-434
CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-24T18:15:12.850Z

Reserved: 2025-09-17T17:04:20.372Z

Link: CVE-2025-59525

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-09-24T19:15:42.113

Modified: 2025-09-24T19:15:42.113

Link: CVE-2025-59525

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