CVE-2020-29437

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-01-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

SQL injection in the Buzz module of OrangeHRM through 4.6 allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the orangehrmBuzzPlugin/lib/dao/BuzzDao.php loadMorePostsForm[profileUserId] parameter to the buzz/loadMoreProfile endpoint.

Affected products

orangehrm: before 4.6.0.1 — fixed in 4.6.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: orangehrm 4.6.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/orangehrm/orangehrm/issues/695
https://github.com/orangehrm/orangehrm/pull/699
https://github.com/orangehrm/orangehrm/releases
https://www.horizon3.ai/disclosures/orangehrm-sqli.html
https://github.com/orangehrm/orangehrm/issues/695
https://github.com/orangehrm/orangehrm/pull/699
https://github.com/orangehrm/orangehrm/releases
https://www.horizon3.ai/disclosures/orangehrm-sqli.html

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