Description
A boolean-based SQL Injection vulnerability exists in Apache Fineract's Client Search API (GET /api/v1/clients) in versions up to and including 1.14.0. The orderBy and sortOrder request parameters are concatenated into a SQL query without sufficient validation, allowing an authenticated user with permission to view clients to inject arbitrary SQL via a crafted orderBy value. This can be leveraged to perform blind boolean-based data extraction and, on MySQL/MariaDB, to disclose arbitrary files readable by the database process via the LOAD_FILE() function. Users are recommended to upgrade to a version containing the fix
Affected products
apache: fineract
References3
- lists.apache.org/thread/l5klcj2v0dx63bssvb0gmw1nzzc47col Mailing ListVendor Advisory
- github.com/apache/fineract/pull/6020 Patch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/15/2 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.1
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 52 · as of 15 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-89
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