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high 7.2

CVE-2025-48868 json

Horilla vulnerable to authenticated RCE via eval() in project_bulk_archive

published last yr. modified last mo. also EUVD-2025-30970

cvss
7.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.5%
EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • horilla horilla 1.3.1

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-52497)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

2.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-52497 Horilla v1.3 - RCE webapps, 2026-04-08
  • github.com https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-h6qj-pwmx-wjhw referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • drive.google.com https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XQAJilt77QxkjGEa94CsZRqZIZXa3ET9/view?usp=sharing referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • drive.google.com https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hnI9AK3fnpVrTlTRF7aRJsKhZCDIm2Ve/view?usp=sharing referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • horilla-opensource horilla

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-95 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code

References

Sources

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