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Security fix · CVE-2025-59525

Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS).

Published Sep 24, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2025 · Horilla is a free

Check this week

CVE-2025-59525 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 29.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Horilla is a free.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Horilla is a free).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
29.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor horilla-opensource horilla < 1.4.0

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 ), 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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor horilla-opensource horilla < 1.4.0< 1.4.0

How to fix CVE-2025-59525

  • Recommended remediation

    Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-59525 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 29.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Horilla is a free.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with horilla-opensource horilla < 1.4.0 < 1.4.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 29.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 24, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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 ), 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.

  2. Oct 15, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    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 ), 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.

Sources

  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-31071

    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 ), which can be chained to execute JavaScript whenever users view impacted content (e.g., a

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 15, 2025. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.