Horilla vulnerable to authenticated RCE via eval() in project_bulk_archive

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-48868
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-09-24 14:15:49 UTC
Updated2026-09-26 00:10:00 UTC
DescriptionHorilla 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.2 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-95 | CWE-95 CWE-95: Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED7.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Horilla Horilla 1.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Horilla-opensource Horilla affected = 1.3.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/commit/b0aab62b3a5fe6b7114b5c58db1... [email protected] github.com Patch
drive.google.com/file/d/1hnI9AK3fnpVrTlTRF7aRJsKhZCDIm2Ve/view [email protected] drive.google.com Exploit
drive.google.com/file/d/1XQAJilt77QxkjGEa94CsZRqZIZXa3ET9/view [email protected] drive.google.com Exploit
github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-h6qj-pwmx... [email protected] github.com Exploit, Vendor Advisory
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