CVE-2026-24039 Horilla's Improper Access Control Allows Employees to Auto-Approve Documents
Low-privileged employees can self-approve their own uploaded documents due to missing server-side authorization checks, compromising HR process integrity.
- 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-2026-24039?
CVE-2026-24039 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in horilla-opensource horilla, published on 22 Jan 2026. 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). Version 1.4.0 has Improper Access Control, allowing low-privileged employees to self-approve documents they have uploaded. The document-approval UI is intended to be restricted to administrator or high-privilege roles only; however, an insufficient server-side authorization check on the approval endpoint lets a standard employee modify the approval status of their own uploaded document. A successful exploitation allows users with only employee-level permissions to alter application state reserved for administrators. This undermines the integrity of HR processes (for example, acceptance of credentials, certifications, or supporting materials), and may enable submission of unvetted documents. This issue is fixed in version 1.5.0.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-24039?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Horilla Horilla.
How do I fix CVE-2026-24039?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-24039 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-24039 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-24039 exists.
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-99mq-mhwv-w9qx.