OrangeHRM up to 5.7 Username password recovery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in OrangeHRM up to 5.7. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument Username results in password recovery. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-66225. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OrangeHRM up to 5.7. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument username with an unknown input leads to a password recovery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-640. The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

OrangeHRM is a comprehensive human resource management (HRM) system. From version 5.0 to 5.7, the password reset workflow does not enforce that the username submitted in the final reset request matches the account for which the reset process was originally initiated. After obtaining a valid reset link for any account they can receive email for, an attacker can alter the username parameter in the final reset request to target a different user. Because the system accepts the supplied username without verification, the attacker can set a new password for any chosen account, including privileged accounts, resulting in full account takeover. This issue has been patched in version 5.8.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-66225 since 11/25/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1552 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 5.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-199906). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Password recovery
CWE: CWE-640
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OrangeHRM 5.8

Timelineinfo

11/25/2025 CVE reserved
11/29/2025 +4 days Advisory disclosed
11/29/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/04/2025 +5 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-5ghw-9775-v263
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-66225 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-66225
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-333762
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/29/2025 09:13
Updated: 12/04/2025 07:32
Changes: 11/29/2025 09:13 (66), 11/29/2025 10:11 (1), 12/04/2025 07:32 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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