FineractApplication · Apache
CVE-2024-23537
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache Fineract.This issue affects Apache Fineract: <1.8.5. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.9.0, which fixes the issue.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceApache Fineract versions prior to 1.8.5 contain an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability that allows users to elevate their privileges beyond what they should have access to. This is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) access control flaw that could allow authenticated users to perform unauthorized administrative actions within the financial services platform.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
FineractApplication
< 1.9.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed Apache Fineract versionCheck the version file or build configuration in your deployment (such as a version manifest, pom.xml, or the application startup logs). If you have CLI access, run: fineract --version or check the About section in the admin console.Affected if The installed version is anything prior to 1.9.0 (for example, 1.8.4, 1.8.0, 1.7.0, etc.)
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Verify the application is using built-in role-based access controlConfirm that your Fineract deployment relies on the native role-based access control (RBAC) system for user permissions. Check the authentication configuration files or the tenant configuration to determine if custom permission extensions are in use.Affected if The system uses the default Fineract RBAC model without custom privilege modifications
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Confirm user authentication is enabledVerify that user authentication is active on your Fineract instance. Check the security configuration or attempt to access the API with invalid credentials to confirm authentication is enforced.Affected if Authentication is required to access the system (the privilege elevation flaw affects authenticated users)
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Review admin role assignments for unexpected privilege grantsAudit the current role and permission assignments in the system. Query the role_permission or role_assigned_user tables if database access is available, or review role mappings through the admin UI to identify any users with elevated privileges they should not possess.Affected if Any role assignments exist that grant administrative or elevated permissions beyond the intended scope
Your environment is affected if Apache Fineract is deployed at any version prior to 1.9.0 and uses role-based access control for user permissions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped1.9.0
Upgrade Apache Fineract to version 1.9.0 or later to obtain the privilege management fix. Prior to production deployment, test the upgrade in a staging environment to verify expected role-based access control behaviors function correctly.
1.9.0
- 1. Back up all existing Fineract data, database, and configuration files before proceeding with the upgrade
- 2. Download Apache Fineract version 1.9.0 from the official Apache Fineract distribution (https://fin.apache.org/download.html or Apache archive)
- 3. Review the official Apache Fineract upgrade documentation for your current version to 1.9.0
- 4. Stop the running Fineract services
- 5. Execute the database migration scripts provided in the 1.9.0 release
- 6. Deploy the Fineract 1.9.0 application files
- 7. Start the Fineract services
- 8. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking application logs and testing core functionality
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Fineract
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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