CVE-2025-47789 Horilla Open Redirect Vulnerability in Login
Attackers can redirect users to malicious sites after login, enabling phishing attacks against Horilla HRMS users.
- 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-2025-47789?
CVE-2025-47789 is a medium-severity vulnerability in horilla-opensource horilla, published on 15 May 2025. 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
Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). In versions up to and including 1.3, an attacker can craft a Horilla URL that refers to an external domain. Upon clicking and logging in, the user is redirected to an external domain. This allows the redirection to any arbitrary site, including phishing or malicious domains, which can be used to impersonate Horilla and trick users. Commit 1c72404df6888bb23af73c767fdaee5e6679ebd6 fixes the issue.
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-47789?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Horilla Horilla.
How do I fix CVE-2025-47789?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-47789 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-47789 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-47789 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in horilla-opensource horilla
- CVE-2025-59832 Horrila Stored XSS Vulnerability via Ticket Comment section
- CVE-2026-24010 Horilla has HTML Injection Issue that, with Phishing, Leads to Account Takeover
- CVE-2026-24038 Horilla HR has 2FA Bypass through its OTP Handling Logic
- CVE-2025-59524 Horilla Stored XSS Vulnerability via File Upload in Reimbursement Panel
- CVE-2025-59525 Horilla has Improper Input Sanitization Leading to XSS and Admin Account Takeover
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cqp5-xx4j-r468.