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This page lists all security vulnerabilities fixed in a released version of Apache Fineract. Each vulnerability is reported via the http://www.apache.org/security/ process and given a security impact rating by the Apache security team - please note that this rating may vary from platform to platform.  If you have identified a security issue, email security AT fineract.apache.org.  

Amendment of November 29, 2022:  In order to ensure that users are given warning of critical issues, the Apache Fineract project may use its relationship with the independent Mifos Initiative to ensure that users of the Fineract backend and Mifos front end UI are informed of such vulnerabilities and are able to assist in testing and validating patches.  

The Apache Fineract project recommends that you secure the platform by not running it directly on the internet.  IP filtering and other techniques may be essential for all API ingress.  In particular, simply running the solution in default mode, connecting it with a front end UI, is not considered best practice for a production environment of fineract unless additional security layers and practices are added.   Please note on Securing Fineract that our advice is giving freely but is not meant as a replacement for your own due diligence.  

As of Jan 15, 2025 the project now determines on a case by case basis whether a CVE fix will be back-ported to any prior release.  The default is that all prior releases are immediately determined as EOL (end of life) when a new release happens.  

CVE-2024-32838

Description: SQL Injection vulnerability in various API endpoints - offices, dashboards, etc. Apache Fineract versions 1.90 and before have a vulnerability that allows an authenticated attacker to inject malicious data into some of the REST API endpoints' query parameter. 
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.10.0, which fixes this issue. A SQL Validator has been implemented which allows us to configure a series of tests and checks against our SQL queries that will allow us to validate and protect against nearly all potential SQL injection attacks.

Credit: We acknowledge Kabilan S - Security engineer at Zoho, for identifying the issue and Aleksander for resolving it. 

On 27 February 2024 we announced End of Life of Version 1.8.*.   All previous versions may be vulnerable to the following CVEs and we urge our users to upgrade to the latest. 

CVE-2024-23537 

Description:  Under certain circumstances, this vulnerability allowed users, without specific permissions, to escalate their privileges to any role, including super user status. This flaw could enable users to gain control over user management.

Fixed by https://github.com/apache/fineract/pull/3626

Acknowledgements:  We thank Yash Sancheti of GH Solutions Consultants for reporting this issue. 

CVE-2024-23538

Description:  Under certain system configurations, the sqlSearch parameter was vulnerable to blind SQL injection attacks, potentially allowing attackers to manipulate database queries.

Fixed by https://github.com/apache/fineract/pull/3626

Acknowledgements:  We thank Majd Alasfar of ProgressSoft for reporting this issue. 

CVE-2024-23539

Description:  Under certain system configurations, the sqlSearch parameter for specific endpoints was vulnerable to SQL injection attacks, potentially allowing attackers to manipulate database queries.

Fixed by https://github.com/apache/fineract/pull/3621

Acknowledgements:  We thank Yash Sancheti of GH Solutions Consultants for reporting this issue. 

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Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Fineract.

Authorized users with limited permissions can gain access to server and may be able to use server for any outbound traffic. 

This issue affects Apache Fineract: from 1.4 through 1.8.3.

Release branch: The fix is available at  1.8.4  and 1.7.3 patches.  

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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Fineract.

This issue affects Apache Fineract: from 1.4 through 1.8.2.

Release branch: The fix is available at  1.8.4  and 1.7.3 patches.  

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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation apache fineract.

This issue affects apache fineract: from 1.4 through 1.8.2.

Release branch: The fix is available at  1.8.4  and 1.7.3 patches.  

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