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.
History

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Horilla
Horilla horilla
Vendors & Products Horilla
Horilla horilla

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 19:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title Horilla vulnerable to authenticated RCE via eval() in project_bulk_archive
Weaknesses CWE-95
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-24T18:45:55.219Z

Reserved: 2025-05-27T20:14:34.295Z

Link: CVE-2025-48868

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-24T18:45:50.767Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-24T14:15:49.593

Modified: 2025-09-24T18:11:24.520

Link: CVE-2025-48868

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