CVE-2026-40866 PUBLISHED

Horilla: Unauthorized Document Overwrite via File Upload Endpoint

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 upload endpoint allows any authenticated user to overwrite or replace or corrupt another employee’s document by changing the document ID in the upload request. This enables unauthorized modification of HR records.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.6

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