8.7
/ 10
HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Description
OrangeHRM is a comprehensive human resource management (HRM) system. From version 5.0 to 5.7, the application does not invalidate existing sessions when a user is disabled or when a password change occurs, allowing active session cookies to remain valid indefinitely. As a result, a disabled user, or an attacker using a compromised account, can continue to access protected pages and perform operations as long as a prior session remains active. Because the server performs no session revocation or session-store cleanup during these critical state changes, disabling an account or updating credentials has no effect on already-established sessions. This makes administrative disable actions ineffective and allows unauthorized users to retain full access even after an account is closed or a password is reset, exposing the system to prolonged unauthorized use and significantly increasing the impact of account takeover scenarios. This issue has been patched in version 5.8.
AI Analysis
The OrangeHRM application is vulnerable to persistent session access due to missing session invalidation after user disable and password change, allowing unauthorized users to retain full access even after an account is closed or a password is reset.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2025-66289
Source
GitHub_M
Published
Nov 29, 2025 at 03:06
Affected Product
Vendor
orangehrm
Product
orangehrm
Version
>= 5.0, < 5.8
Affected Versions
orangehrm orangehrm >= 5.0, < 5.8
CWE Classification
AI Assessment
AI Score
8.7 / 10
AI Severity
High
Vendor
OrangeHRM
Product
OrangeHRM
Version
5.0-5.7