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.
History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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 04:00:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Horilla HRM has XSS Bypass through Project Name
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-01-22T03:31:37.305Z

Updated: 2026-01-22T12:36:02.772Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-24037

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-22T12:35:58.155Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-22T04:15:59.743

Modified: 2026-01-22T04:15:59.743

Link: CVE-2026-24037

cve-icon Redhat

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