SQL Injection in Frontaccounting
CVE-2026-40524
FrontAccounting before 2.4.20 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the get_gl_transactions() function where the filter_type parameter is concatenated directly into a SQL IN() clause without parameterization. Attackers with SA_GLANALYTIC permission can inject arbitrary SQL by supplying a closing parenthesis followed by malicious conditions to extract sensitive journal entry data through boolean-based blind SQL injection with reliable response size differentials.
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Frontaccounting — versions 0, 647a18196caad27f96ea852e993c9e30f815357f
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- jivasecurity.com/writeups/frontaccounting-sqli-journal-entries-report-cve-2026-… (technical-description, exploit)
- sourceforge.net/p/frontaccounting/news/2026/04/release-2420/ (release-notes)
- github.com/FrontAccountingERP/FA/commit/647a18196caad27f96ea852e993c9e30f815357f (patch)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/frontaccounting-sql-injection-via-get-gl-transacti… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-40524?
- CVE-2026-40524 is a high-severity vulnerability in Frontaccounting, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-06-29.
- How severe is CVE-2026-40524?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.