CVE-2025-55521 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can cause a Denial of Service in Akaunting via crafted POST requests to the localisation settings.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-55521?

CVE-2025-55521 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue in the component /settings/localisation of Akaunting v3.1.18 allows authenticated attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted POST request.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-55521?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Akaunting Akaunting.

How do I fix CVE-2025-55521?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-55521 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2025-55521 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-55521 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f652-3262-ch4x.

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