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CVE-2025-48868 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XQAJilt77QxkjGEa94CsZRqZIZXa3ET9/view?usp=sharing GitHub, Inc.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hnI9AK3fnpVrTlTRF7aRJsKhZCDIm2Ve/view?usp=sharing GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/commit/b0aab62b3a5fe6b7114b5c58db129b3744b4d8cc GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-h6qj-pwmx-wjhw GitHub, Inc.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-95 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection') GitHub, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-48868
NVD Published Date:
09/24/2025
NVD Last Modified:
09/24/2025
Source:
GitHub, Inc.