CVE-2025-59525 | THREATINT

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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-09-17 | Published 2025-09-24 | Updated 2025-09-24 | Assigner GitHub_M

HIGH: 7.7CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N

Problem types

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Product status

< 1.4.0

affected

References

github.com/...orilla/security/advisories/GHSA-rp5m-vpqr-vpvp

github.com/...2025-59525/2025-08-Horilla_Vulnerability_2.pdf

github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/releases/tag/1.4.0

cve.org (CVE-2025-59525)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-59525)

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