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CVE-2025-9152

Improper Privilege Management in Multiple WSO2 API Manager via keymanager-operations DCR Endpoint

Published: Oct 16, 2025Updated: Oct 21, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-306
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 52.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An improper privilege management vulnerability exists in WSO2 API Manager due to missing authentication and authorization checks in the keymanager-operations Dynamic Client Registration (DCR) endpoint. A malicious user can exploit this flaw to generate access tokens with elevated privileges, potentially leading to administrative access and the ability to perform unauthorized operations.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-306

Affected Products

WSO2 API ManagerWSO2
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / api-gateway
WSO2 API Control PlaneWSO2
On-premWeb App
Cloud & SaaS / api-gateway
api control planewso2
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / api-gateway
api managerwso2
SaaSWeb App
Cloud & SaaS / api-gateway
wso2commercialINCloud & SaaS

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2025/WSO2-2025-4483/
security.docs.wso2.com

Timeline

Published
Oct 16, 2025
Last Updated
Oct 21, 2025

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