What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-48867?

CVE-2025-48867 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of Horilla are affected by CVE-2025-48867?

Organizations using Horilla should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-48867, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 4.8.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2025-48867?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2025-48867. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.1%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-48867?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

Horilla CVE-2025-48867

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2025-09-24 security-advisories@github.com

XSS Horilla

4.8

CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory

Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY

4.8 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:14 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Sep 29, 2025 - 14:06 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Sep 24, 2025 - 18:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Horilla HRM 1.3.0 allows authenticated admin or privileged users to inject malicious JavaScript payloads into multiple fields in the Project and Task modules. These payloads persist in the database and are executed when viewed by an admin or other privileged users through the web interface. Although the issue is not exploitable by unauthenticated users, it still poses a high risk of session hijacking and unauthorized action within high-privilege accounts. At time of publication there is no known patch.

AnalysisAI

Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Horilla HRM 1.3.0 allows authenticated admin or privileged users to inject malicious JavaScript payloads into multiple fields in the Project and Task modules. These payloads persist in the database and are executed when viewed by an admin or other privileged users through the web interface. Although the issue is not exploitable by unauthenticated users, it still poses a high risk of session hijacking and unauthorized action within high-privilege accounts. At time of publication there is no known patch. Affected products include: Horilla.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.