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CVE-2025-66225 Detail

Description

OrangeHRM is a comprehensive human resource management (HRM) system. From version 5.0 to 5.7, the password reset workflow does not enforce that the username submitted in the final reset request matches the account for which the reset process was originally initiated. After obtaining a valid reset link for any account they can receive email for, an attacker can alter the username parameter in the final reset request to target a different user. Because the system accepts the supplied username without verification, the attacker can set a new password for any chosen account, including privileged accounts, resulting in full account takeover. This issue has been patched in version 5.8.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
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Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  GitHub, Inc.
CVSS-B 8.7 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/orangehrm/orangehrm/security/advisories/GHSA-5ghw-9775-v263 GitHub, Inc.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation GitHub, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-66225
NVD Published Date:
11/28/2025
NVD Last Modified:
11/28/2025
Source:
GitHub, Inc.