CVE-2021-36801 json
Akaunting Authentication Bypass in Company Selection
published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-23378
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.1%
- EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Akaunting version 2.1.12 and earlier suffers from an authentication bypass issue in the user-controllable field, companies[0]. This issue was fixed in version 2.1.13 of the product.
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1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- rapid7.com https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2021/07/27/multiple-open-source-web-app-vulnerabilities-fixed/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Akaunting Akaunting
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
References
-
rapid7.com
/blog/post/2021/07/27/multiple-open-source-web-app-vulnerabilities-fixed/
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-36801
- NVD CVE-2021-36801
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