CVE-2020-37145 HRSALE 1.1.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Add Admin)
Attackers can trick administrators into creating unauthorized admin accounts via CSRF in the employee registration form.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-37145?
CVE-2020-37145 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HRSALE, published on 5 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
HRSALE 1.1.8 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to add unauthorized administrative users through the employee registration form. Attackers can craft a malicious HTML page with hidden form fields to trick authenticated administrators into creating new user accounts with elevated privileges.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-37145?
How do I fix CVE-2020-37145?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37145 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-37145 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-37145 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xp6x-54qx-mg3m.