CVE-2025-59832 Horrila Stored XSS Vulnerability via Ticket Comment section
A stored XSS vulnerability in Horilla HRMS allows low-privilege users to execute JavaScript in admin browsers, leading to session hijacking and cookie theft.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-59832?
CVE-2025-59832 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in horilla-opensource horilla, published on 25 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). Prior to version 1.4.0, there is a stored XSS vulnerability in the ticket comment editor. A low-privilege authenticated user could run arbitrary JavaScript in an admin’s browser, exfiltrate the admin’s cookies/CSRF token, and hijack their session. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.0.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-59832?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Horilla Horilla.
How do I fix CVE-2025-59832?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-59832 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-59832 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-59832 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in horilla-opensource horilla
- 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
- CVE-2025-48869 Horilla Unauthorized Access to Candidate Resume Files Due to Broken Access Control
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8x78-6q9g-hv2h.