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This issue has been patched in version 1.3.1.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.02473,"percentile":0.84641,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-95"],"published":"2025-09-24T13:51:04Z","modified":"2026-10-29T02:48:30Z","exploits":[{"source":"exploitdb","id":"EDB-52497","title":"Horilla v1.3 - RCE","type":"webapps","platform":"multiple","date":"2026-04-08","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52497"}],"products":[{"vendor":"horilla","product":"horilla"},{"vendor":"horilla-opensource","product":"horilla"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-h6qj-pwmx-wjhw","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","Exploit","Vendor Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/commit/b0aab62b3a5fe6b7114b5c58db129b3744b4d8cc","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","Patch","fix"]},{"url":"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XQAJilt77QxkjGEa94CsZRqZIZXa3ET9/view?usp=sharing","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","Exploit","web"]},{"url":"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hnI9AK3fnpVrTlTRF7aRJsKhZCDIm2Ve/view?usp=sharing","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","Exploit","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/48xxx/CVE-2025-48868.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48868","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2025-48868","title":"Horilla vulnerable to authenticated RCE via eval() in project_bulk_archive","description":"Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). 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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.","status":"published","published":"2025-09-24T13:51:04Z","modified":"2025-09-24T18:45:55Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:31:40.063213Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2025-48868","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.","status":"published","published":"2025-09-24T14:15:49.593Z","modified":"2026-09-26T00:10:00.127Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-95"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:11:32.559087Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2025-48868","title":"Horilla vulnerable to authenticated RCE via eval() in project_bulk_archive","description":"Horilla is a free and open source Human Resource Management System (HRMS). 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