### [CVE-2021-36802](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-36802)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Akaunting&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=2.1.12%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-248%3A%20Uncaught%20Exception%20Denial%20of%20Service&color=brightgreen)

### 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.

### POC

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

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.