CVE-2021-36802

Akaunting DoS via User-Controlled 'locale' Variable

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS Score

Published: August 4, 2021 at 10:20 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:59 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorAkaunting

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Severity

MEDIUM6.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1.0%

Description

Akaunting version 2.1.12 and earlier suffers from a denial-of-service issue that is triggered by setting a malformed 'locale' variable and sending it in an otherwise normal HTTP POST request. This issue was fixed in version 2.1.13 of the product.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Akaunting · Akaunting

95%

v ≤ 2.1.122.1.12

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

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

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMrapid7

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-248NVD-CWE-Other

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