OrangeHRM has Improper Access Control Allowing Access to Disabled Modules via URL Encoding

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-39346",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "OrangeHRM has Improper Access Control Allowing Access to Disabled Modules via URL Encoding",
    "summary": "OrangeHRM is a comprehensive human resource management (HRM) system. From 5.0 to 5.8, OrangeHRM Open Source allowed authenticated users to bypass disabled-module access controls via URL-encoded request paths and access functionality of modules disabled by an administrator. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.8.1.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-39346",
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    "severity": "medium",
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      "affected": [
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              "repo": "https://github.com/orangehrm/orangehrm",
              "type": "GIT",
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                        "fixed": "5.8.1"
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                    "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
                    "strategy": "StringRangeExpression"
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:orangehrm:orangehrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                        "fixed": "5.8.1"
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          "versions": [
            "v5.8",
            "v5.7",
            "v5.6.1",
            "v5.6",
            "v5.5",
            "v5.4",
            "v5.3",
            "v5.2",
            "v5.1",
            "v.5.0"
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:26.713411113Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/39xxx/CVE-2026-39346.json",
        "https://github.com/orangehrm/orangehrm/security/advisories/GHSA-f254-w9w8-xc8q",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39346"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 493364,
  "published_at": "2026-04-07T18:19:24.388+00:00"
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