CVE-2025-66291

MEDIUM CVSS 4.0: 5.3 EPSS 0.20%
Updated Oct 18, 2026
Orangehrm
Parameter Value
CVSS 5.3 (MEDIUM)
Affected Versions 5.0 — 5.8
Fixed In 5.8
Type CWE-200 (Information Exposure), CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)
Vendor Orangehrm
Public PoC No

OrangeHRM is a comprehensive human resource management (HRM) system. From version 5.0 to 5.7, the interview attachment retrieval endpoint in the Recruitment module serves files based solely on an authenticated session and user-supplied identifiers, without verifying whether the requester has permission to access the associated interview record. Because the server does not perform any recruitment-level authorization checks, an ESS-level user with no access to recruitment workflows can directly request interview attachment URLs and receive the corresponding files.

This exposes confidential interview documents—including candidate CVs, evaluations, and supporting files—to unauthorized users. The issue arises from relying on predictable object identifiers and session presence rather than validating the user’s association with the relevant recruitment process. This issue has been patched in version 5.8.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Attack Requirements
None
No additional conditions
Privileges Required
Low
Basic privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
Low
Partial data leak
Integrity
None
No data modification
Availability
None
No disruption

CVSS Vector v4.0

Vulnerable Products 1

Configuration From (including) Up to (excluding)
Orangehrm Orangehrm
cpe:2.3:a:orangehrm:orangehrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0 5.8