Vulnerability in akaunting

[ Description ]Official description

Akaunting before 2.1.31 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the module installation and update flow where the alias parameter is passed unvalidated to shell command execution. Authenticated users with admin panel access can inject shell metacharacters into the alias parameter to execute arbitrary commands on the server.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• github.com/akaunting/akaunting
• github.com/akaunting/akaunting/blob/2.1.30/app/Jobs/Install/FinishUpdate.php
• github.com/akaunting/akaunting/blob/2.1.30/app/Jobs/Install/InstallModule.php
• github.com/akaunting/akaunting/commit/a1792327347a56ea575240b58673b2ece44230da
• github.com/akaunting/akaunting/releases/tag/2.1.31
• www.vulncheck.com/advisories/akaunting-before-2.1.31-os-command-injection-via-app-alias