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TI-2024-39154 Aliases CVE-2024-5617GHSA-wxh9-84jx-g888

Account lock bypass in WSO2 products enables brute force attacks

Priority LOW 21CWE-799Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

WSO2 API Manager, WSO2 Identity Server, WSO2 Carbon Identity Management and WSO2 Carbon User Manager Kernel fail to enforce account locks on the primary user store when identical usernames exist in a secondary user store. The lock applies only to the secondary account, so the primary account keeps accepting login attempts. A remote attacker without credentials can make repeated password guesses against the primary account and potentially gain unauthorized access (CWE-799).

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02

Description from the CNA

The account lock feature fails to correctly enforce account lockouts on the primary user store when users with identical usernames exist in both primary and secondary user stores. This occurs because the lock condition is only applied to the secondary user store account in such scenarios, allowing continued authentication attempts against the primary user store account. This functional flaw enables brute force attacks. By systematically attempting different passwords against the primary user store account, an attacker can potentially gain unauthorized access to sensitive information or accounts, as the intended account lockout mechanism does not prevent repeated login attempts.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00221 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed WSO2 API Manager (WSO2): 4.0.0.298, 4.2.0.95, 4.3.0.13WSO2 Identity Server (WSO2): 5.11.0.348, 6.0.0.194, 6.1.0.162 +1+2 more products

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
WSO2WSO2 API Manager4.0.0 to before 4.0.0.298; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.0.95; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.0.134.0.0.298, 4.2.0.95, 4.3.0.13Patch availableCNA
WSO2WSO2 Identity Server5.11.0 to before 5.11.0.348; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.0.194; 6.1.0 to before 6.1.0.162; 7.0.0 to before 7.0.0.335.11.0.348, 6.0.0.194, 6.1.0.162, 7.0.0.33Patch availableCNA
WSO2WSO2 Carbon Identity Management5.18.187 to before 5.18.187.259; 5.23.8 to before 5.23.8.180; 5.24.8 to before 5.24.8.5; 5.25.92 to before 5.25.92.84; 5.25.705 to before 5.25.705.5; 7.0.78 to before 7.0.78.195.18.187.259, 5.23.8.180, 5.24.8.5, 5.25.92.84, 5.25.705.5, 7.0.78.19Patch availableCNA
WSO2WSO2 Carbon User Manager Kernel4.6.1 to before 4.6.1.114; 4.7.1 to before 4.7.1.53; 4.8.1 to before 4.8.1.16; 4.9.0 to before 4.9.0.58; 4.9.26 to before 4.9.26.7; 4.10.9 to before 4.10.9.174.6.1.114, 4.7.1.53, 4.8.1.16, 4.9.0.58, 4.9.26.7, 4.10.9.17Patch availableCNA
  • WSO2 API Manager VendorWSO2 Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.0.0.298; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.0.95; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.0.13 Fixed in 4.0.0.298, 4.2.0.95, 4.3.0.13 Patch available CNA
  • WSO2 Identity Server VendorWSO2 Affected 5.11.0 to before 5.11.0.348; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.0.194; 6.1.0 to before 6.1.0.162; 7.0.0 to before 7.0.0.33 Fixed in 5.11.0.348, 6.0.0.194, 6.1.0.162, 7.0.0.33 Patch available CNA
  • WSO2 Carbon Identity Management VendorWSO2 Affected 5.18.187 to before 5.18.187.259; 5.23.8 to before 5.23.8.180; 5.24.8 to before 5.24.8.5; 5.25.92 to before 5.25.92.84; 5.25.705 to before 5.25.705.5; 7.0.78 to before 7.0.78.19 Fixed in 5.18.187.259, 5.23.8.180, 5.24.8.5, 5.25.92.84, 5.25.705.5, 7.0.78.19 Patch available CNA
  • WSO2 Carbon User Manager Kernel VendorWSO2 Affected 4.6.1 to before 4.6.1.114; 4.7.1 to before 4.7.1.53; 4.8.1 to before 4.8.1.16; 4.9.0 to before 4.9.0.58; 4.9.26 to before 4.9.26.7; 4.10.9 to before 4.10.9.17 Fixed in 4.6.1.114, 4.7.1.53, 4.8.1.16, 4.9.0.58, 4.9.26.7, 4.10.9.17 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 2

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——WSO2
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:identity_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——WSO2
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·WSO2
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:identity_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·WSO2

Remediation

Upgrade WSO2 API Manager to 4.0.0.298, 4.2.0.95 or 4.3.0.13. Upgrade WSO2 Identity Server to 5.11.0.348, 6.0.0.194, 6.1.0.162 or 7.0.0.33. Upgrade WSO2 Carbon Identity Management to 5.18.187.259, 5.23.8.180, 5.24.8.5, 5.25.92.84, 5.25.705.5 or 7.0.78.19. Upgrade WSO2 Carbon User Manager Kernel to 4.6.1.114, 4.7.1.53, 4.8.1.16, 4.9.0.58, 4.9.26.7 or 4.10.9.17.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02

  • Fix · CNA WSO2 API Manager (WSO2) Fixed in 4.0.0.298, 4.2.0.95, 4.3.0.13
  • Fix · CNA WSO2 Identity Server (WSO2) Fixed in 5.11.0.348, 6.0.0.194, 6.1.0.162, 7.0.0.33
  • Fix · CNA WSO2 Carbon Identity Management (WSO2) Fixed in 5.18.187.259, 5.23.8.180, 5.24.8.5, 5.25.92.84, 5.25.705.5, 7.0.78.19
  • Fix · CNA WSO2 Carbon User Manager Kernel (WSO2) Fixed in 4.6.1.114, 4.7.1.53, 4.8.1.16, 4.9.0.58, 4.9.26.7, 4.10.9.17

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5617
  2. 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-wxh9-84jx-g888
  3. 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-04755 Authentication Bypass via JWT Algorithm Mismatch in Multiple WSO2 Products Allows Account Takeover KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2022-11928 Certain WSO2 products allow unrestricted file upload with resultant remote code execution. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-18808 An issue was discovered in WSO2 Enterprise Integrator 6.4.0. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2020-15069 The Management Console in WSO2 API Manager through 3.1.0 and API Microgateway 2.2.0… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2023-15163 A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in /authenticationendpoint/login.do… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2022-04130 WSO2 carbon-registry Advanced Search advancedSearchForm-ajaxprocessor.jsp cross site scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources

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