CVE-2026-24037

Horilla HRM has XSS Bypass through Project Name

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: January 22, 2026 at 03:31 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:22 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsHorillaHorilla

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
PoC

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.5.0
Affected range stops below 1.5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-rqw5-fjm4-rgvm
x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/releases/tag/1.5.0

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-79

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