Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). An Improper Access Control vulnerability exists in Horilla HR Software starting in version 1.4.0 and prior to version 1.5.0, allowing any authenticated employee to upload documents on behalf of another employee without proper authorization. This occurs due to insufficient server-side validation of the employee_id parameter during file upload operations, allowing any authenticated employee to upload document in behalf of any employee. Version 1.5.0 fixes the issue.
History

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Horilla
Horilla horilla
Vendors & Products Horilla
Horilla horilla

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 22 Jan 2026 03:30:00 +0000

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Description Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). An Improper Access Control vulnerability exists in Horilla HR Software starting in version 1.4.0 and prior to version 1.5.0, allowing any authenticated employee to upload documents on behalf of another employee without proper authorization. This occurs due to insufficient server-side validation of the employee_id parameter during file upload operations, allowing any authenticated employee to upload document in behalf of any employee. Version 1.5.0 fixes the issue.
Title Horilla has Improper Access Control Issue that Allows Unauthorized Document Upload on Behalf of Another Employee
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-01-22T02:43:10.884Z

Updated: 2026-01-22T12:41:56.958Z

Reserved: 2026-01-20T22:30:11.776Z

Link: CVE-2026-24035

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-22T12:41:52.625Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-22T04:15:59.453

Modified: 2026-01-22T04:15:59.453

Link: CVE-2026-24035

cve-icon Redhat

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