What is CVE-2024-23538?

CVE-2024-23538 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Fineract, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2024-03-29.

How severe is CVE-2024-23538?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Apache Fineract

CVE-2024-23538

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Apache Fineract.This issue affects Apache Fineract: <1.8.5. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.8.5 or 1.9.0, which fix the issue.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Fineract
Apache Software Foundation Fineract — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/Apache+Fineract+Security+Report (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
lists.apache.org/thread/by32w2dylzgbqm5940x3wj7519wolqxs (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/29/2 (Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-23538?: CVE-2024-23538 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Fineract, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2024-03-29.
How severe is CVE-2024-23538?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.