CVE-2025-66224

Published Nov 29, 2025

Last updated 21 days ago

OrangeHRM

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2025-66224 is an input-neutralization flaw found in OrangeHRM versions 5.0 to 5.7. The vulnerability lies within the application's mail configuration and delivery workflow. User-controlled values are not sanitized before being incorporated into the system's sendmail command. This flaw makes it possible for the application to write files on the server during mail handling. If these files end up in web-accessible locations, it can lead to the execution of attacker-controlled content. The vulnerability has been patched in version 5.8.

Description: OrangeHRM is a comprehensive human resource management (HRM) system. From version 5.0 to 5.7, the application contains an input-neutralization flaw in its mail configuration and delivery workflow that allows user-controlled values to flow directly into the system’s sendmail command. Because these values are not sanitized or constrained before being incorporated into the command execution path, certain sendmail behaviors can be unintentionally invoked during email processing. This makes it possible for the application to write files on the server as part of the mail-handling routine, and in deployments where those files end up in web-accessible locations, the behavior can be leveraged to achieve execution of attacker-controlled content. The issue stems entirely from constructing OS-level command strings using unsanitized input within the mail-sending logic. This issue has been patched in version 5.8.
Source: security-advisories@github.com
NVD status: Analyzed
Products: orangehrm

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

Type: Secondary
Base score: 9
Impact score: -
Exploitability score: -
Vector string: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Severity: CRITICAL

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 8.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 2.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

security-advisories@github.com: CWE-94

Hype score is a measure of social media activity compared against trending CVEs from the past 12 months. Max score 100.

Hype score: 17

Configurations

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            "versionEndExcluding": "5.8",
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References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.