What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-59832?

CVE-2025-59832 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.9 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of Horilla are affected by CVE-2025-59832?

Organizations using Horilla face critical risk from CVE-2025-59832, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 9.9.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2025-59832?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2025-59832. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.1%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-59832?

Within 24 hours: Identify all affected systems and apply vendor patches immediately. Verify anti-CSRF tokens and content security policies are enforced.

Horilla CVE-2025-59832

CRITICAL

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

2025-09-25 security-advisories@github.com

XSS CSRF Horilla

9.9

CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory

Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY

9.9 CRITICAL

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

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

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:14 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Sep 29, 2025 - 14:03 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Sep 25, 2025 - 15:16 nvd

CRITICAL 9.9

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). Prior to version 1.4.0, there is a stored XSS vulnerability in the ticket comment editor. A low-privilege authenticated user could run arbitrary JavaScript in an admin’s browser, exfiltrate the admin’s cookies/CSRF token, and hijack their session. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.0.

AnalysisAI

Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.9), 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). Prior to version 1.4.0, there is a stored XSS vulnerability in the ticket comment editor. A low-privilege authenticated user could run arbitrary JavaScript in an admin’s browser, exfiltrate the admin’s cookies/CSRF token, and hijack their session. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.0. Affected products include: Horilla. Version information: version 1.4.0.

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.