# CVE-2026-38568: StratonWebDesigners HireFlow IDOR in candidate and interview endpoints

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-38568-stratonwebdesigners-hireflow-idor-in-candidate-and-interview  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-05-11. Updated: 2026-05-11  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-38568 · Severity: info · CVSS 8.1 · Published 2026-05-11

HireFlow, a web-based interview management system, contains a security flaw that allows any registered user to view sensitive information belonging to others. By simply changing the ID number in the web address, an attacker can access private candidate profiles and interview notes. This could lead to a full data breach of all recruitment records within the organization.

Technologies: [StratonWebDesigners HireFlow](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/hireflow). Vendors: [StratonWebDesigners](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/stratonwebdesigners).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-38568 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-38568 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-38568?** Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 11 May 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** StratonWebDesigners HireFlow 1.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-38568?** A patch was published on 2026-05-11: Patch available in v1.3 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-38568 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-38568?** Check whether you run StratonWebDesigners HireFlow at an affected version. 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.

## Technical details

HireFlow v1.2 is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) due to incorrect access control in the `candidate_detail()` and `interview_detail()` functions within `app.py`. The application fails to perform object-level authorization checks on the `/candidate/<id>` and `/interview/<id>` endpoints, relying solely on user-supplied integer IDs to fetch records. An authenticated attacker can perform horizontal privilege escalation by iterating through sequential IDs to view all candidate data and interview notes in the database. The vulnerability is addressed in version 1.3.

## Affected products

- StratonWebDesigners HireFlow 1.2

## Timeline

- 2026-05-11: disclosed
- 2026-05-11: advisory: NVD publication date
- 2026-05-11: patched: Patch available in v1.3

## References

- [https://github.com/StratonWebDesigners/HireFlow](https://github.com/StratonWebDesigners/HireFlow)
- [https://github.com/hijackedamygdala/CVE-Disclosures/tree/main/HireFlow/CVE-2026-38568](https://github.com/hijackedamygdala/CVE-Disclosures/tree/main/HireFlow/CVE-2026-38568)
- [https://www.sourcecodester.com/python/18688/hireflow-%E2%80%93-complete-interview-management-system.html](https://www.sourcecodester.com/python/18688/hireflow-%E2%80%93-complete-interview-management-system.html)

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