CVE-2026-24038

HIGH

8.1

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.1

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published1/22/2026

Last Modified1/29/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

horilla:horilla

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-287

References

https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/releases/tag/1.5.0(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-hqpv-ff5v-3hwf(security-advisories@github.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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