CVE-2026-40865 PUBLISHED

Horilla: Insecure Direct Object Reference at `/employee/view-file/<int:id>

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 15.04.2026 Published: 21.04.2026 Updated: 21.04.2026

Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). In 1.5.0, an insecure direct object reference in the employee document viewer allows any authenticated user to access other employees’ uploaded documents by changing the document ID in the request. This exposes sensitive HR files such as identity documents, contracts, certificates, and other private employee records.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 7.1

Product Status

Vendor horilla-opensource
Product horilla
Versions
  • Version 1.5.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control CWE
  • CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key CWE