CVE-2026-56287 Apache Fineract: Boolean SQL Injection in Client Search API (orderBy parameter) leading to Local File Disclosure
Authenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Client Search API to extract data and disclose local files via LOAD_FILE.
- 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-2026-56287?
CVE-2026-56287 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Apache Fineract, published on 15 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A boolean-based SQL Injection vulnerability exists in Apache Fineract's Client Search API (GET /api/v1/clients) in versions up to and including 1.14.0. The orderBy and sortOrder request parameters are concatenated into a SQL query without sufficient validation, allowing an authenticated user with permission to view clients to inject arbitrary SQL via a crafted orderBy value. This can be leveraged to perform blind boolean-based data extraction and, on MySQL/MariaDB, to disclose arbitrary files readable by the database process via the LOAD_FILE() function. Users are recommended to upgrade to a version containing the fix
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-56287?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apache Fineract.
How do I fix CVE-2026-56287?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-56287 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2026-56287 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-56287 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Fineract
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fcf9-3vvc-8qg6.