{"id":"CVE-2026-24038","aliases":["EUVD-2026-4219","GHSA-hqpv-ff5v-3hwf"],"status":"published","title":"Horilla HR has 2FA Bypass through its OTP Handling Logic","description":"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.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00482,"percentile":0.41875,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-287"],"published":"2026-01-22T03:39:06Z","modified":"2026-10-29T02:48:32Z","products":[{"vendor":"horilla","product":"horilla"},{"vendor":"horilla-opensource","product":"horilla"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-hqpv-ff5v-3hwf","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","Exploit","Vendor Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/releases/tag/1.5.0","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","Release Notes","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/24xxx/CVE-2026-24038.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24038","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-24038","title":"Horilla HR has 2FA Bypass through its OTP Handling Logic","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2026-01-22T03:39:06.216Z","modified":"2026-01-22T12:33:39.694Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-287"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:19:50.24628Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-4219","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2026-01-22T03:39:06Z","modified":"2026-01-22T12:33:39Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T19:48:48.974823Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-24038","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2026-01-22T04:15:59.89Z","modified":"2026-06-17T10:22:30.19Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-287"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:04.423757Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-24038","title":"Horilla HR has 2FA Bypass through its OTP Handling Logic","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2026-01-22T03:39:06.216Z","modified":"2026-10-29T02:48:32.02103331Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-287"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:59.079784Z"}]}}