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TI-2023-13159 Aliases CVE-2023-28640GHSA-m6f8-hjrv-mw5f

Permissions bypass in Apiman could enable authenticated attacker to unpermitted API Key

Priority LOW 28CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation, Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-269 and CWE-862.

Summary

Apiman is a flexible and open source API Management platform. Due to a missing permissions check, an attacker with an authenticated Apiman Manager account may be able to gain access to API keys they do not have permission for if they correctly guess the URL, which includes Organisation ID, Client ID, and Client Version of the targeted non-permitted resource. While not trivial to exploit, it could be achieved by brute-forcing or guessing common names. Access to the non-permitted API Keys could allow use of other users' resources without their permission (depending on the specifics of configuration, such as whether an API key is the only form of security). Apiman 3.1.0.Final resolved this issue. Users are advised to upgrade. The only known workaround is to restrict account access.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0034 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed apiman (apiman): 3.1.0.Finalio.apiman:apiman-manager-api-rest-impl (Maven): 3.1.0.Final

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
apimanapimanbefore 3.1.0.Final3.1.0.FinalPatch availableCNA
—io.apiman:apiman-manager-api-rest-impl (Maven)before 3.1.0.Final3.1.0.FinalPatch availableGHSA-m6f8-hjrv-mw5f
  • apiman Vendorapiman Affected before 3.1.0.Final Fixed in 3.1.0.Final Patch available CNA
  • io.apiman:apiman-manager-api-rest-impl (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.1.0.Final Fixed in 3.1.0.Final Patch available GHSA-m6f8-hjrv-mw5f

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apiman:apiman:3.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0Vulnerableapiman
  • cpe:2.3:a:apiman:apiman:3.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·apiman

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA apiman (apiman) Fixed in 3.1.0.Final
  • Fix · GHSA-m6f8-hjrv-mw5f io.apiman:apiman-manager-api-rest-impl (Maven) Fixed in 3.1.0.Final Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28640
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m6f8-hjrv-mw5f

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • TI-2022-23609 Apiman 1.5.7 through 2.2.3.Final has insufficient checks for read permissions within the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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