CVE-2026-24038

HIGH EPSS 35.4%
Published Jan 22, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.1 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Jan 22, 2026 5mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). In version 1.4.0, the OTP handling logic has a flawed equality check that can be bypassed. When an OTP expires, the server returns None, and if an attacker omits the otp field from their POST request, the user-supplied OTP is also None, causing the comparison user_otp == otp to pass. This allows an attacker to bypass two-factor authentication entirely without ever providing a valid OTP. If administrative accounts are targeted, it could lead to compromise of sensitive HR data, manipulation of employee records, and further system-wide abuse. This issue has been fixed in version 1.5.0.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.1
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
5.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
35.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-287 Improper Authentication Authentication

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
horillahorilla1.4.0any

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/releases/tag/1.5.0
    Release Notes
  • github.com https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-hqpv-ff5v-3hwf
    ExploitVendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.