Executive brief
Apache Fineract, an open-source platform for financial services, contains a security flaw in its office search functionality. An authorized user could potentially run unauthorized database commands, which may lead to the theft of sensitive financial data or cause the system to become unresponsive for all users. Organizations using Fineract should upgrade to version 1.15.0 or later to resolve this issue.
Technical details
A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the Apache Fineract Office Search API (GET /api/v1/offices) due to improper validation of the 'orderBy' request parameter. The parameter is concatenated directly into SQL queries, bypassing a previous fix (CVE-2024-32838) because the ColumnValidator failed to detect subqueries in the ORDER BY clause. An authenticated attacker with office-viewing permissions can perform time-based blind SQL injection to exfiltrate data. Additionally, concurrent exploitation can exhaust the database connection pool, leading to a denial of service (DoS). The issue is fixed in version 1.15.0 by implementing a strict allowlist for the 'orderBy' parameter.
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Fineract <= 1.14.0
Timeline
- 2026-06-27: patched: Pull request for fix submitted to GitHub
- 2026-06-29: other: Fix merged into develop branch
- 2026-07-15: advisory: CVE published by NVD