An issue in OrangeHRM v.5.7 allows an attacker to escalate privileges via the UserService.php and the checkFOrOldHash function
https://github.com/orangehrm/orangehrm/releases/tag/v5.7
https://github.com/hexomedin3/advisories/tree/main/CVE-2025-44040
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2025-05-21
Updated: 2025-05-23
Base Score: 8.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.00018