hrms vulnerability

Frappe HR is an open-source human resources management solution (HRMS). Prior to 15.60.3 and 16.7.1, the Salary Payments via ECS report constructs report conditions with unsafe SQL string interpolation. An authenticated HR user supplies crafted Salary Payments via ECS report filter values. The affected Salary Payments via ECS report allows the user to inject SQL through report filter values. Successful exploitation can access sensitive database records. This issue is fixed in versions 15.60.3 and 16.7.1.

Published 16 Oct 2026Updated 21 Oct 20265 sources
CVSS 6.5

What happened

Frappe HR is an open-source human resources management solution (HRMS). Prior to 15.60.3 and 16.7.1, the Salary Payments via ECS report constructs report conditions with unsafe SQL string interpolation. An authenticated HR user supplies crafted Salary Payments via ECS report filter values. The affected Salary Payments via ECS report allows the user to inject SQL through report filter values. Successful exploitation can access sensitive database records. This issue is fixed in versions 15.60.3 and 16.7.1.

Affected versions

hrms: < 15.60.3; >= 16.0.0, < 16.7.1 Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

  • Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
  • Review affected product exposure and access logs.

Public PoC references

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