CVE-2026-45336

HireFlow is a web-based interview management system for managing candidates, scheduling interviews, and tracking hiring progress. In 1.2 and earlier, app.py assigns a hard-coded Flask secret_key used to sign session cookies, allowing unauthenticated attackers who know the public source value to forge cookies containing role=admin and user_id values and bypass authentication. The advisory lists version 1.3 as fixed.

CVSS v3 10.0 CRITICAL

10.0^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact LOW

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/StratonWebDesigners/HireFlow/releases/tag/v1.3
https://github.com/StratonWebDesigners/HireFlow/security/advisories/GHSA-x53g-jr84-jrv5
https://github.com/StratonWebDesigners/HireFlow/security/advisories/GHSA-x53g-jr84-jrv5

Configurations

No configuration.

History

24 Oct 2026, 20:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) HireFlow es un sistema de gestión de entrevistas basado en web para gestionar candidatos, programar entrevistas y hacer seguimiento del progreso de contratación. En 1.2 y anteriores, app.py asigna una secret_key de Flask codificada de forma rígida utilizada para firmar cookies de sesión, permitiendo a atacantes no autenticados que conocen el valor de la fuente pública falsificar cookies que contienen los valores role=admin y user_id y eludir la autenticación. El aviso enumera la versión 1.3 como corregida.

Information

Published : 2026-07-16 18:16

Updated : 2026-10-24 20:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-45336

Mitre link : CVE-2026-45336

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45336

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-798

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

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