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CVE

CVE-2026-24038

Horilla HR has 2FA Bypass through its OTP Handling Logic
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CVE

CVE-2026-24038

Horilla HR has 2FA Bypass through its OTP Handling Logic

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.

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CVSS Version

Severity
Base Score
CVSS Version
Score Vector
C
H
U
8.1
-
3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
C
H
U
0
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3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
C
H
U
-

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References

https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/24xxx/CVE-2026-24038.json, https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/releases/tag/1.5.0, https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-hqpv-ff5v-3hwf, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24038

Severity

8.1

CVSS Score
0
10

Basic Information

Ecosystem
Base CVSS
8.1
EPSS Probability
0.00029%
EPSS Percentile
0.07958%
Introduced Version
aa1a288dd79f3c1c7c1a1cb037fcf4c790c1bb8c
Fix Available
a66f8b7ff4c49f39688f24485d228a295f640076

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