Authorization bypass through user-controlled key in Fineract - CVE-2025-58137

 

Authorization bypass through user-controlled key in Fineract - CVE-2025-58137

Published: December 23, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU120247
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-58137
CWE-ID: CWE-639
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Fineract

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to the application does not perform authorization checks within the self-service API endpoint when allowing users to manipulate with application identifiers. A remote user can bypass implemented security restrictions by manipulating parameters in the requests. 


How to mitigate CVE-2025-58137

Install updates from vendor's website.

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