Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-59832

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

Published Sep 25, 2025 · catalog updated Sep 25, 2025 · Horilla is a free

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-59832. EPSS is 0.42%. Act only if a listed version of Horilla is a free is installed.

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
Critical9.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.42%
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, there is a stored XSS vulnerability in the ticket comment editor. A low-privilege authenticated user could run arbitrary JavaScript in an admin’s browser, exfiltrate the admin’s cookies/CSRF token, and hijack their session. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.0.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor horilla-opensource horilla < 1.4.0< 1.4.0

How to fix CVE-2025-59832

What to do

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

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-59832. EPSS is 0.42%. Act only if a listed version of Horilla is a free is installed.

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 0.42%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 25, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). Prior to version 1.4.0, there is a stored XSS vulnerability in the ticket comment editor. A low-privilege authenticated user could run arbitrary JavaScript in an admin’s browser, exfiltrate the admin’s cookies/CSRF token, and hijack their session. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.0.

  2. Sep 25, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). Prior to version 1.4.0, there is a stored XSS vulnerability in the ticket comment editor. A low-privilege authenticated user could run arbitrary JavaScript in an admin’s browser, exfiltrate the admin’s cookies/CSRF token, and hijack their session. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.0.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-59832

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-59832

    30-day exploitation probability 0.42%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-31100

    Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). Prior to version 1.4.0, there is a stored XSS vulnerability in the ticket comment editor. A low-privilege authenticated user could run arbitrary JavaScript in an admin’s browser, exfiltrate the admin’s coo

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.