What is CVE-2024-22836?

CVE-2024-22836 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Akaunting, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-02-08.

How severe is CVE-2024-22836?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-22836 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Akaunting

CVE-2024-22836

An OS command injection vulnerability exists in Akaunting v3.1.3 and earlier. An attacker can manipulate the company locale when installing an app to execute system commands on the hosting server.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.300 (98.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Akaunting
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Product)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-22836?: CVE-2024-22836 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Akaunting, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-02-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-22836?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-22836 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.