An issue in the component /settings/localisation of Akaunting v3.1.18 allows authenticated attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via…

published 2025-08-21 last yr. modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-25484

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
public exploits: 0; none known

An issue in the component /settings/localisation of Akaunting v3.1.18 allows authenticated attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted POST request.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: last yr. (2025-08-21)

Exploit prediction

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/vityuasd/VulList/blob/main/vul_2.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

Weakness

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

github.com /vityuasd/VulList/blob/main/vul_2.md
exploit, vendor-advisory
github.com /akaunting/akaunting
product
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36802
not-applicable

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-55521
NVD CVE-2025-55521

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