CVE-2026-108733

Frappe HR (hrms) before 16.11.0, including all 14.x and 15.x releases through 15.64.3, contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the whitelisted expire_allocation method that allows authenticated users to expire any leave allocation. Attackers without HR roles can name another employee's Leave Allocation in a POST request to zero its allocated leaves and wipe that employee's remaining leave balance.

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://github.com/frappe/hrms
https://github.com/frappe/hrms/blob/0a54d2c7b8b6043e2705b6f557b6ed65260670dd/hrms/hr/doctype/leave_ledger_entry/leave_ledger_entry.py#L199-L228
https://github.com/frappe/hrms/commit/6ab7a50347367413b78ad5bd5d9e4b8c6653c81f
https://github.com/frappe/hrms/releases/tag/v16.11.0
https://hackmd.io/@haind03/frappe-hrms-expire-allocation-missing-authorization-20261010
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/frappe-hr-hrms-before-16.11.0-missing-authorization-via-expire-allocation

Configurations

No configuration.

History

11 Oct 2026, 13:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-11 13:17

Updated : 2026-10-18 12:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-108733

Mitre link : CVE-2026-108733

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-108733

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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