CVE-2025-48868

Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). An authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in Horilla 1.3.0 due to the unsafe use of Python’s eval() function on a user-controlled query parameter in the project_bulk_archive view. This allows privileged users (e.g., administrators) to execute arbitrary system commands on the server. While having Django’s DEBUG=True makes exploitation visibly easier by returning command output in the HTTP response, this is not required. The vulnerability can still be exploited in DEBUG=False mode by using blind payloads such as a reverse shell, leading to full remote code execution. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.1.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:horilla:horilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

29 Sep 2025, 14:06

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First Time Horilla
Horilla horilla
References () https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XQAJilt77QxkjGEa94CsZRqZIZXa3ET9/view?usp=sharing - () https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XQAJilt77QxkjGEa94CsZRqZIZXa3ET9/view?usp=sharing - Exploit
References () https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hnI9AK3fnpVrTlTRF7aRJsKhZCDIm2Ve/view?usp=sharing - () https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hnI9AK3fnpVrTlTRF7aRJsKhZCDIm2Ve/view?usp=sharing - Exploit
References () https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/commit/b0aab62b3a5fe6b7114b5c58db129b3744b4d8cc - () https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/commit/b0aab62b3a5fe6b7114b5c58db129b3744b4d8cc - Patch
References () https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-h6qj-pwmx-wjhw - () https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-h6qj-pwmx-wjhw - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:horilla:horilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

24 Sep 2025, 14:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-09-24 14:15

Updated : 2025-09-29 14:06


NVD link : CVE-2025-48868

Mitre link : CVE-2025-48868

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-48868


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Products Affected

horilla

  • horilla
CWE
CWE-95

Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')