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Missing authorization in Frappe ERPNext exposes financial data

Priority LOW 31CWE-862Published · 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-862.

Summary

Frappe ERPNext before 15.113.0 and from 16.0.0-beta.1 before 16.24.0 has a missing authorization flaw (CWE-862) in which certain endpoints fail to enforce proper permission checks. An authenticated user can call these endpoints to read financial data beyond what their assigned role permits. The CVSS 4.0 vector is network-reachable with low privileges required and no user interaction, and it shows high confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

Frappe ERPNext before 15.113.0 and 16.x before 16.24.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in which certain endpoints fail to enforce proper permission checks. Authenticated users can call these endpoints to read financial data beyond what their assigned role permits.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00258 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed erpnext (frappe): 15.113.0, 16.24.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
frappeerpnextbefore 15.113.0; 16.0.0-beta.1 to before 16.24.015.113.0, 16.24.0Patch availableCNA
  • erpnext Vendorfrappe Affected before 15.113.0; 16.0.0-beta.1 to before 16.24.0 Fixed in 15.113.0, 16.24.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:frappe:erpnext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——frappe
  • cpe:2.3:a:frappe:erpnext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·frappe

Remediation

Upgrade ERPNext to version 15.113.0 or 16.24.0. Affected versions are from 0 before 15.113.0 and from 16.0.0-beta.1 before 16.24.0.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA erpnext (frappe) Fixed in 15.113.0, 16.24.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    frappe erpnext 15.113.0, 16.24.0

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-71430 Stored cross-site scripting in Frappe ERPNext profile fieldPriority LOW 38

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109659
  2. 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-wj9m-272q-jfjc
  3. 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-13 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

  • TI-2026-28140 ERPNext v15.103.1 and before is vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI). CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-40873 An issue was discovered in Frappe ERPNext through 15.89.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-40872 An issue was discovered in Frappe ERPNext through 15.89.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-40871 A Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) vulnerability exists in the Frappe ERPNext… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-32462 In Frappe ERPNext 15.57.5, the function get_rfq_containing_supplier() at… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2025-32461 In Frappe ERPNext 15.57.5, the function get_stock_balance_for() at… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
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