CVE-2026-38566 - Vulnerability Analysis

Overview

HireFlow v1.2 contains a cross site request forgery caused by missing CSRF token validation on state-changing POST endpoints, letting attackers trick authenticated users into performing unwanted actions, exploit requires victim user interaction.

Severity & Score

Impact

Attackers can trick authenticated users to perform unwanted actions like password changes or data deletion, compromising data integrity and user accounts.

Mitigation

Implement CSRF token validation on all state-changing POST endpoints and configure SESSION_COOKIE_SAMESITE attribute.

References

• https://www.sourcecodester.com/python/18688/hireflow-%E2%80%93-complete-interview-management-system.html
• https://github.com/StratonWebDesigners/HireFlow
• https://github.com/hijackedamygdala/CVE-Disclosures/tree/main/HireFlow/CVE-2026-38566

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