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CVE-2022-51019

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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.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.7 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-09-29 17:17:00.653000
Last modified
2026-11-10 12:10:00.177000
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  "id": "CVE-2022-51019",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-09-29T17:17:00.653",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-10T12:10:00.177",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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    },
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Una vulnerabilidad de inyección de comandos de sistema se encuentra en Akaunting antes de la versión 2.1.31 en el flujo de instalación y actualización de módulos, donde el parámetro alias se pasa sin validar a la ejecución de comandos de shell. Los usuarios autenticados con acceso al panel de administración pueden inyectar metacaracteres de shell en el parámetro alias para ejecutar comandos arbitrarios en el servidor."
    }
  ],
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      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting/blob/2.1.30/app/Jobs/Install/FinishUpdate.php#L45-L47",
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