Apache Fineract up to 1.14.0/1.14.x Office Search API /api/v1/offices orderBy sql injection

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A vulnerability was found in Apache Fineract up to 1.14.0/1.14.x. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /api/v1/offices of the component Office Search API. Performing a manipulation of the argument orderBy results in sql injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-57821. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apache Fineract up to 1.14.0/1.14.x. This affects an unknown code block of the file /api/v1/offices of the component Office Search API. The manipulation of the argument orderBy with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A SQL Injection vulnerability exists in Apache Fineract's Office Search API (GET /api/v1/offices) in versions up to and including 1.14.0. The orderBy request parameter is concatenated into a SQL query without sufficient validation, allowing an authenticated user with permission to view offices to inject arbitrary SQL via a crafted orderBy value. This is a bypass of the ColumnValidator fix introduced for CVE-2024-32838, which does not detect bare subqueries in the ORDER BY position. This can be leveraged to perform time-based blind SQL injection for data exfiltration. Because the injected query blocks the database connection for its full duration, concurrent exploitation can exhaust the application's database connection pool, resulting in denial of service for other users. Users are recommended to upgrade to a version containing the fix.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-57821 since 06/25/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/15/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.15.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-44605). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Vendor

• Apache

Name

• Fineract

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.14.0

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• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/
• Product: https://github.com/apache/fineract/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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