CVE-2025-48868 EXPLOIT
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). An authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in Horilla 1.3.0 due to the unsafe use of Python’s eval() function on a user-controlled query parameter in the project_bulk_archive view. This allows privileged users (e.g., administrators) to execute arbitrary system commands on the server. While having Django’s DEBUG=True makes exploitation visibly easier by returning command output in the HTTP response, this is not required. The vulnerability can still be exploited in DEBUG=False mode by using blind payloads such as a reverse shell, leading to full remote code execution. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.1.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.47% — more likely to be exploited than 84% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-95 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2025-09-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-09-26 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| horilla | horilla |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Horilla v1.3 - RCE | 2026-04-08 |
References
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XQAJilt77QxkjGEa94CsZRqZIZXa3ET9/view?usp=sharing
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hnI9AK3fnpVrTlTRF7aRJsKhZCDIm2Ve/view?usp=sharing
- https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/commit/b0aab62b3a5fe6b7114b5c58db129b3744b4d8cc
- https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-h6qj-pwmx-wjhw
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