CVE-2026-57821: CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in Apache Software Foundation Apache Fineract
A SQL Injection vulnerability exists in Apache Fineract's Office Search API (GET /api/v1/offices) in versions up to and including 1.14.0. The orderBy request parameter is concatenated into a SQL query without sufficient validation, allowing an authenticated user with permission to view offices to inject arbitrary SQL via a crafted orderBy value. This is a bypass of the ColumnValidator fix introduced for CVE-2024-32838, which does not detect bare subqueries in the ORDER BY position. This can be leveraged to perform time-based blind SQL injection for data exfiltration. Because the injected query blocks the database connection for its full duration, concurrent exploitation can exhaust the application's database connection pool, resulting in denial of service for other users. Users are recommended to upgrade to a version containing the fix.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-57821 is a SQL Injection vulnerability in Apache Fineract's Office Search API (GET /api/v1/offices) affecting versions before 1.14.1. The orderBy request parameter is concatenated into a SQL query without adequate validation, enabling an authenticated user with viewing permissions to inject arbitrary SQL. This bypasses the ColumnValidator fix from CVE-2024-32838 because it does not detect bare subqueries in the ORDER BY clause. Exploitation can lead to time-based blind SQL injection for data exfiltration and can block database connections, exhausting the connection pool and causing denial of service.
Potential Impact
An attacker with authenticated access and permission to view offices can perform SQL Injection via the orderBy parameter, potentially exfiltrating data through time-based blind SQL injection. Additionally, the injected queries can block database connections for their duration, potentially exhausting the database connection pool and causing denial of service to other users.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Fineract version 1.14.1 or later, which contains the fix for this vulnerability. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the vendor advisory, but upgrading to version 1.14.1 or later addresses the issue. No other mitigation or temporary fix is indicated.
CVE-2026-57821: CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in Apache Software Foundation Apache Fineract
Description
A SQL Injection vulnerability exists in Apache Fineract's Office Search API (GET /api/v1/offices) in versions up to and including 1.14.0. The orderBy request parameter is concatenated into a SQL query without sufficient validation, allowing an authenticated user with permission to view offices to inject arbitrary SQL via a crafted orderBy value. This is a bypass of the ColumnValidator fix introduced for CVE-2024-32838, which does not detect bare subqueries in the ORDER BY position. This can be leveraged to perform time-based blind SQL injection for data exfiltration. Because the injected query blocks the database connection for its full duration, concurrent exploitation can exhaust the application's database connection pool, resulting in denial of service for other users. Users are recommended to upgrade to a version containing the fix.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.1high
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-57821 is a SQL Injection vulnerability in Apache Fineract's Office Search API (GET /api/v1/offices) affecting versions before 1.14.1. The orderBy request parameter is concatenated into a SQL query without adequate validation, enabling an authenticated user with viewing permissions to inject arbitrary SQL. This bypasses the ColumnValidator fix from CVE-2024-32838 because it does not detect bare subqueries in the ORDER BY clause. Exploitation can lead to time-based blind SQL injection for data exfiltration and can block database connections, exhausting the connection pool and causing denial of service.
Potential Impact
An attacker with authenticated access and permission to view offices can perform SQL Injection via the orderBy parameter, potentially exfiltrating data through time-based blind SQL injection. Additionally, the injected queries can block database connections for their duration, potentially exhausting the database connection pool and causing denial of service to other users.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Fineract version 1.14.1 or later, which contains the fix for this vulnerability. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the vendor advisory, but upgrading to version 1.14.1 or later addresses the issue. No other mitigation or temporary fix is indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-25T11:47:18.920Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a575afb68715ace4382c8d8
Added to database: 07/15/2026, 10:03:39 UTC
Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 10:17:34 UTC
Last updated: 07/16/2026, 04:00:40 UTC
Views: 29
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