CVE-2025-66225

OrangeHRM is Vulnerable to Account Takeover Through Unvalidated Username in Password Reset Workflow

State
Published
Severity
8.7 High
Published
Nov 29, 2025
Updated
Dec 1, 2025
Reserved
Nov 24, 2025

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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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.08.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Affected Products

ProductVersions
orangehrmorangehrm
  • >= 5.0, < 5.8Affected

References

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