CVE-2026-40524 | FrontAccounting before 2.4.20 contains a SQL injection vulne… | CVSS 8.1 HIGH

Description

FrontAccounting before 2.4.20 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the get_gl_transactions() function where the filter_type parameter is concatenated directly into a SQL IN() clause without parameterization. Attackers with SA_GLANALYTIC permission can inject arbitrary SQL by supplying a closing parenthesis followed by malicious conditions to extract sensitive journal entry data through boolean-based blind SQL injection with reliable response size differentials.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-40524
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-04-13 20:29 UTC
Published: 2026-06-29 12:27 UTC
Last updated: 2026-06-29 12:27 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL C…
Vendor / Product: FrontAccounting / FrontAccounting
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

8.1 HIGH CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
FrontAccounting	FrontAccounting	—	0 < 2.4.20, 647a18196caad27f96ea852e993c9e30f815357f

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-89	cna	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
8.1	HIGH	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
7.2	HIGH	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References (4)