Apicast proxies the api call with incorrect jwt token to the api backend without proper authorization check
Priority LOW 36CWE-285Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
A flaw was found in APICast, when 3Scale's OIDC module does not properly evaluate the response to a mismatched token from a separate realm. This could allow a separate realm to be accessible to an attacker, permitting access to unauthorized information.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00648 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial apicast: 2.13.2, 2.14.0, 2.12.2Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | apicast | — | 2.13.2, 2.14.0, 2.12.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- apicast Vendor— Affected — Fixed in 2.13.2, 2.14.0, 2.12.2 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA apicast Fixed in 2.13.2, 2.14.0, 2.12.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0456
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cwcc-8wqw-36gf
- 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Exploit 1
More Red Hat Apicast vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-02482 A flaw was found in 3Scale APICast in versions prior to 2.11.0, where it incorrectly… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-0456 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-0456 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cwcc-8wqw-36gf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-0456 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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