Insufficiently protected credentials in Apache Fineract
Priority LOW 38CWE-522Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
The implementation of POST with the username and password in the URL parameters exposed the credentials. More infomration is available in fineract jira issues 726 and 629.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02673 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Apache Fineract | 0.4.0-incubating, 0.5.0-incubating, 0.6.0-incubating, 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.3.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Apache Fineract Vendor— Affected 0.4.0-incubating, 0.5.0-incubating, 0.6.0-incubating, 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:fineract:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 – 1.3.0 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:fineract:0.4.0:incubating:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.0 incubating | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:fineract:0.5.0:incubating:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.0 incubating | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:fineract:0.6.0:incubating:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.0 incubating | Vulnerable | Apache |
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:fineract:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 – 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:fineract:0.4.0:incubating:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.0 incubating Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:fineract:0.5.0:incubating:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.0 incubating Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:fineract:0.6.0:incubating:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 incubating Vulnerable ·Apache
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-20243
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5f27-8j8c-cr98
References
More Apache Fineract vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-21954 Apache Fineract allowed an authenticated user to perform remote code execution due to path traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-82963 SQL injection in Apache Fineract Search API CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-08455 SQL injection in Apache Fineract CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-08454 SQL injection in Apache Fineract CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-35952 Apache Fineract: Server Key not masked CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2018-01195 SQL injection in Apache Fineract CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-20243 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-20243 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5f27-8j8c-cr98 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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