Improper Integrity Control in OrangeHRM Self-Appraisal Module

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability compromises the integrity of finalized appraisal records by allowing administrator users to modify self-appraisal submissions after they have been marked completed.

Loss of data integrity in HR records could potentially impact compliance with standards and regulations such as GDPR and HIPAA, which require accurate and tamper-proof record keeping.

However, the provided information does not explicitly state the direct effects on compliance with these regulations.

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should upgrade OrangeHRM Open Source to version 5.8.1 or later, where the issue has been fixed.

Since the vulnerability requires administrator privileges to exploit, limiting administrator access and monitoring privileged user activities can also help reduce risk.

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Executive Summary

CVE-2026-39347 is a vulnerability in OrangeHRM Open Source versions 5.0 to 5.8 that allows administrator users to modify their self-appraisal submissions even after those submissions have been marked as completed.

This breaks the integrity of finalized appraisal records because changes can be made to what should be immutable, finalized data.

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Impact Analysis

The vulnerability impacts the integrity of appraisal records within the OrangeHRM system by allowing administrators to alter completed self-appraisals.

It requires high privileges to exploit but no user interaction, and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity.

There is no impact on confidentiality or availability, and no further system impact beyond the integrity loss.

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