CVE-2026-24038HIGH 8.1EPSS p35.2%

CVE-2026-24038CVE-2026-24038

Description

Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). In version 1.4.0, the OTP handling logic has a flawed equality check that can be bypassed. When an OTP expires, the server returns None, and if an attacker omits the otp field from their POST request, the user-supplied OTP is also None, causing the comparison user_otp == otp to pass. This allows an attacker to bypass two-factor authentication entirely without ever providing a valid OTP. If administrative accounts are targeted, it could lead to compromise of sensitive HR data, manipulation of employee records, and further system-wide abuse. This issue has been fixed in version 1.5.0.

Scoring

CVSS 3.18.1 (HIGH)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS0.44% probability of exploitation · percentile 35.2% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z
Published2026-01-22
Last modified2026-01-29

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-287

References

  1. https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/releases/tag/1.5.0
  2. https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-hqpv-ff5v-3hwf

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TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessImproper Authenticationcwe-2870%live

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