PT-2026-3914 · Horilla · Horilla

Whoisshuvam · Published 2026-01-22 · Updated 2026-01-27 · CVE-2026-24038

Positive Technologies · (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

8.1

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Horilla version 1.4.0

Description Horilla, a Human Resource Management System (HRMS), contains a flaw in its two-factor authentication implementation. Specifically, the OTP handling logic has a flawed equality check. When an OTP expires, the server returns None. An attacker can bypass two-factor authentication by omitting the

otp

field from their POST request, causing the comparison

user otp == otp

to pass, even without a valid OTP. Targeting administrative accounts could lead to compromise of sensitive HR data and manipulation of employee records. The vulnerable parameter is

otp

.

Recommendations Update to version 1.5.0 or later.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-24038

GHSA-HQPV-FF5V-3HWF

Affected Products

Horilla

References · 11

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/24xxx/CVE-2026-24038.json · Exploit
• https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/security/advisories/GHSA-hqpv-ff5v-3hwf · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24038 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-24038 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/horilla-opensource/horilla/releases/tag/1.5.0 · Note
• https://twitter.com/TheHackerWire/status/2014203023636267464 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2014220460720832836 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2014196243598110817 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/lsof/status/2014399093829689605 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/42741 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/2016103984789164127 · Twitter Post