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