CVE-2020-37145

HRSALE 1.1.8 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to add unauthorized administrative users through the employee registration form. Attackers can craft a malicious HTML page with hidden form fields to trick authenticated administrators into creating new user accounts with elevated privileges.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://web.archive.org/web/20200109113640/http://hrsale.com/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48205
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hrsale-cross-site-request-forgery-add-admin

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-02-05 17:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 03:17

NVD link : CVE-2020-37145

Mitre link : CVE-2020-37145

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-37145

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-352

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

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