CVE-2025-66225 OrangeHRM is Vulnerable to Account Takeover Through Unvalidated Username in Password Reset Workflow
Attackers can hijack any user account, including admins, by manipulating the username parameter during the password reset process.
- 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-2025-66225?
CVE-2025-66225 is a high-severity vulnerability in orangehrm, published on 29 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OrangeHRM is a comprehensive human resource management (HRM) system. From version 5.0 to 5.7, the password reset workflow does not enforce that the username submitted in the final reset request matches the account for which the reset process was originally initiated. After obtaining a valid reset link for any account they can receive email for, an attacker can alter the username parameter in the final reset request to target a different user. Because the system accepts the supplied username without verification, the attacker can set a new password for any chosen account, including privileged accounts, resulting in full account takeover. This issue has been patched in version 5.8.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-66225?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Orangehrm Orangehrm.
How do I fix CVE-2025-66225?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-66225 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-66225 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-66225 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in orangehrm
- CVE-2007-1193 Other in n/a
- CVE-2025-66224 OrangeHRM is Vulnerable to Code Execution Through Arbitrary File Write from Sendmail Parameter Injection
- CVE-2019-12839 Command injection in n/a
- CVE-2025-66289 OrangeHRM is Vulnerable to Persistent Session Access Due to Missing Invalidation After User Disable and Password Change
- CVE-2024-36428 SQL injection in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5ghw-9775-v263.