CVE-2026-24037

Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). In version 1.4.0, the has_xss() function attempts to block XSS by matching input against a set of regex patterns. However, the regexes are incomplete and context-agnostic, making them easy to bypass. Attackers are able to redirect users to malicious domains, run external JavaScript, and steal CSRF tokens that can be used to craft CSRF attacks against admins. This issue has been fixed in version 1.5.0.

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/releases/tag/1.5.0	Release Notes
https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-rqw5-fjm4-rgvm	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:horilla:horilla:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-01-22 04:15

Updated : 2026-01-29 18:56

NVD link : CVE-2026-24037

Mitre link : CVE-2026-24037

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-24037

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Products Affected

horilla

horilla

CWE

CWE-79

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

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