CVE-2021-36801 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2021-08-04

Score: 8.1 High

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Akaunting

Akaunting

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.1.12`	affected	≤ 2.1.12

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:akaunting:akaunting:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-23378	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01068.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2021/07/27/multiple-open-source-web-app-vulnerabilities-fixed/

History

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Subscriptions

Akaunting Akaunting

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: rapid7

Published: 2021-08-04T22:20:40.098Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T16:28:17.682Z

Reserved: 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-36801

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-04T23:15:08.030

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:59:27.597

Link: CVE-2021-36801

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-639
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

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