CVE-2026-24039 — MEDIUM (4.3)

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

4.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Horilla	Horilla	1.4.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-284

References

https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/releases/tag/1.5.0Release Notes
https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-99mq-mhwvExploitVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2026-24039?

CVE-2026-24039 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). 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. Th...

How severe is CVE-2026-24039?

CVE-2026-24039 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-24039?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Horilla Horilla.