CVE-2026-24038
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 41 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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references (7)
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- https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/releases/tag/1.5.0cnnvd
- https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-hqpv-ff5v-3hwfcnnvd
- https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/releases/tag/1.5.0enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-hqpv-ff5v-3hwfenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/releases/tag/1.5.0Release Notesnvd
- https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-hqpv-ff5v-3hwfExploitVendor Advisorynvd
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