Apache Fineract: weak password policy
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-521Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-521.
Summary
Weak Password Requirements vulnerability in Apache Fineract. This issue affects Apache Fineract: through 1.10.1. The issue is fixed in version 1.11.0. Users are encouraged to upgrade to version 1.13.0, the latest release.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00515 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Fineract (Apache Software Foundation): 1.11.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache Fineract (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 1.11.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-23408
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6jvx-rr4c-j9j5
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-2025-23408 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-23408 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6jvx-rr4c-j9j5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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