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Vulnerability · Published Sep 24, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2025-48868Horilla vulnerable to authenticated RCE via eval() in project_bulk_archive

High 7.2

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in horilla from horilla-opensource. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.5% (higher than 85% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.5%top 15.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
horilla-opensource horilla = 1.3.0

Weakness: CWE-95 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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