What is CVE-2024-23537?

CVE-2024-23537 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Fineract, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2024-03-29.

How severe is CVE-2024-23537?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Apache Fineract

CVE-2024-23537

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache Fineract.This issue affects Apache Fineract: <1.8.5. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.9.0, which fixes the issue.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2024-03-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (64.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Fineract
Apache Software Foundation Fineract — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/Apache+Fineract+Security+Report (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
lists.apache.org/thread/fq1ns4nprw2vqpkwwj9sw45jkwxmt9f1 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/29/1 (Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-23537?: CVE-2024-23537 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Fineract, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2024-03-29.
How severe is CVE-2024-23537?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.