CVE-2026-40865
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). In 1.5.0, an insecure direct object reference in the employee document viewer allows any authenticated user to access other employees’ uploaded documents by changing the document ID in the request. This exposes sensitive HR files such as identity documents, contracts, certificates, and other private employee records.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.1
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-21 19:16:18.017000
Last modified
2026-10-25 23:10:00.167000
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"id": "CVE-2026-40865",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-04-21T19:16:18.017",
"lastModified": "2026-10-25T23:10:00.167",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
"cveTags": [],
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"value": "Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). In 1.5.0, an insecure direct object reference in the employee document viewer allows any authenticated user to access other employees’ uploaded documents by changing the document ID in the request. This exposes sensitive HR files such as identity documents, contracts, certificates, and other private employee records."
},
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"value": "Horilla es un Sistema de Gestión de Recursos Humanos (HRMS) gratuito y de código abierto. En 1.5.0, una referencia directa insegura a objetos en el visor de documentos de empleados permite a cualquier usuario autenticado acceder a los documentos cargados de otros empleados cambiando el ID del documento en la solicitud. Esto expone archivos de RRHH sensibles como documentos de identidad, contratos, certificados y otros registros privados de empleados."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
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"vendor": "horilla-opensource",
"product": "horilla",
"versions": [
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"version": "1.5.0",
"status": "affected"
}
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}
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"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
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"version": "4.0",
"vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"baseScore": 7.1,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackRequirements": "NONE",
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"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vulnConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"vulnIntegrityImpact": "NONE",
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"subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"subIntegrityImpact": "NONE",
"subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
"exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
"valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
"providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
}
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"weaknesses": [
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"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
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"references": [
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"url": "https://github.com/horilla/horilla-hr/security/advisories/GHSA-85cj-fwjh-fjv7",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
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