# CVE-2025-66225: OrangeHRM is a comprehensive human resource management (HRM) system. From version 5.0 to 5.7, the password reset…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-66225-orangehrm-is-a-comprehensive-human-resource-management-hrm-system  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-11-29  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-66225 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2025-11-29

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.

Technologies: [Orangehrm](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/orangehrm). Vendors: [Orangehrm](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/orangehrm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-66225 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-66225 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-66225?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 29 November 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Orangehrm. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-66225?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-66225?** Check whether you run Orangehrm. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Orangehrm

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