CVE-2026-24035

Horilla has Improper Access Control Issue that Allows Unauthorized Document Upload on Behalf of Another Employee

Published Jan 22, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:horilla:horilla:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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First Time appeared Horilla
Horilla horilla
Vendors & Products Horilla
Horilla horilla
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Metrics ssvc

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

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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'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jan 22, 2026, 12:41 PM
Reserved
Jan 20, 2026, 10:30 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jan 22, 2026, 4:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:22 AM