FrontAccounting < 2.4.20 SQL Injection via rep601.php
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
FrontAccounting before 2.4.20 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the Bank Statement report handler that allows authenticated attackers to extract arbitrary database data by injecting UNION SELECT payloads into the PARAM_0 POST parameter. Attackers can supply malicious SQL syntax through the unparameterized WHERE clause to retrieve sensitive information including usernames, password hashes, and email addresses from the users table, rendered into PDF report output.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FrontAccounting | FrontAccounting | before 2.4.20 | 2.4.20 | Patch available | CNA |
- FrontAccounting VendorFrontAccounting Affected before 2.4.20 Fixed in 2.4.20 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA FrontAccounting (FrontAccounting) Fixed in 2.4.20
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
FrontAccounting 2.4.20
4 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-29268 FrontAccounting < 2.4.20 Path Traversal RCE via attachment uploadPriority HIGH 73
- TI-2026-29271 FrontAccounting < 2.4.20 SQL Injection via get_gl_transactions()Priority HIGH 65
- TI-2026-29270 FrontAccounting < 2.4.20 SQL Injection via reporting/rep710.phpPriority HIGH 65
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40522
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-53v3-ffpm-f9hw
References
More FrontAccounting vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-29268 FrontAccounting < 2.4.20 Path Traversal RCE via attachment upload CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2007-04142 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in config.php in FrontAccounting 1.12 Build 31… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-29271 FrontAccounting < 2.4.20 SQL Injection via get_gl_transactions() CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-29270 FrontAccounting < 2.4.20 SQL Injection via reporting/rep710.php CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2007-04929 Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in FrontAccounting (FA) 1.13, when… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2019-04054 includes/db/class.reflines_db.inc in FrontAccounting 2.4.6 contains a SQL Injection… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-40522 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-40522 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-53v3-ffpm-f9hw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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