Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
HRSALE 1.1.8 has a CSRF flaw that can let an attacker trick a logged-in administrator into creating an unauthorized admin account. The business risk is account takeover of the HRSALE application if an administrator visits attacker-controlled content while authenticated.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted application risk, not an internet-wide emergency. Prioritize review if HRSALE stores sensitive HR data or is externally reachable. The main concern is unauthorized administrative access through social engineering of a legitimate admin.
Technical view
CVE-2020-37145 is CWE-352 in HRSALE 1.1.8. The reported issue affects the employee registration flow and permits forged requests that create users with elevated privileges when an authenticated administrator is induced to submit them. CVSS v4.0 is 5.1, reflecting required user interaction and limited integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running HRSALE 1.1.8, especially instances reachable by administrators through a browser. Risk increases where admin sessions are long-lived and the application lacks effective CSRF protections on account creation.
Exploitation context
A public Exploit-DB entry is referenced, indicating exploit details are publicly available. The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation in the wild. Exploitation requires an authenticated administrator to interact with attacker-controlled content.
Researcher notes
The source bundle names HRSALE 1.1.8 only. No official patch information is included in the provided sources. Public exploit reference exists, but this assessment avoids reproducing exploit mechanics. Validate defensively by checking CSRF protections and unauthorized account creation paths.
Mitigation direction
- Identify whether HRSALE 1.1.8 is deployed or accessible.
- Check vendor or maintainer guidance for any fixed release or official workaround.
- Restrict administrative access to trusted networks where feasible.
- Require administrators to log out after use and avoid browsing untrusted sites while authenticated.
- Review admin account creation events for unauthorized users.
Validation and detection
- Confirm HRSALE version and deployment scope.
- Review account creation forms for CSRF token and origin validation controls.
- Check whether administrative user creation requires fresh authentication or additional approval.
- Audit user records for unexpected administrator accounts.
- Monitor logs for suspicious account creation around administrator browsing sessions.
Public sources used
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.1 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
5.1MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-48205CVE reference · exploit
- Archived Product WebpageCVE reference · product
- VulnCheck Advisory: HRSALE 1.1.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Add Admin)CVE reference · third-party-advisory
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CWE details
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Cross-Site Request Forgery
Cross-Site Request Forgery represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.