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TI-2025-08391 Aliases CVE-2025-9152GHSA-5w6w-g3g3-9qjv

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

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-306Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00712 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed WSO2 API Manager (WSO2): 3.2.0.437, 3.2.1.57, 4.0.0.357 +5WSO2 API Control Plane (WSO2): 4.5.0.20

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

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 Manager3.2.0 to before 3.2.0.437; 3.2.1 to before 3.2.1.57; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.0.357; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.0.221; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.0.159; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.0.72; 4.4.0 to before 4.4.0.35; 4.5.0 to before 4.5.0.193.2.0.437, 3.2.1.57, 4.0.0.357, 4.1.0.221, 4.2.0.159, 4.3.0.72, 4.4.0.35, 4.5.0.19Patch availableCNA
WSO2WSO2 API Control Plane4.5.0 to before 4.5.0.204.5.0.20Patch availableCNA
  • WSO2 API Manager VendorWSO2 Affected 3.2.0 to before 3.2.0.437; 3.2.1 to before 3.2.1.57; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.0.357; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.0.221; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.0.159; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.0.72; 4.4.0 to before 4.4.0.35; 4.5.0 to before 4.5.0.19 Fixed in 3.2.0.437, 3.2.1.57, 4.0.0.357, 4.1.0.221, 4.2.0.159, 4.3.0.72, 4.4.0.35, 4.5.0.19 Patch available CNA
  • WSO2 API Control Plane VendorWSO2 Affected 4.5.0 to before 4.5.0.20 Fixed in 4.5.0.20 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_control_plane:4.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.0VulnerableWSO2
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0VulnerableWSO2
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1VulnerableWSO2
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0VulnerableWSO2
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0VulnerableWSO2
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0VulnerableWSO2
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.0VulnerableWSO2
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0VulnerableWSO2
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.0VulnerableWSO2
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_control_plane:4.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·WSO2
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·WSO2
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·WSO2
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·WSO2
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·WSO2
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·WSO2
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·WSO2
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 Vulnerable ·WSO2
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·WSO2

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA WSO2 API Manager (WSO2) Fixed in 3.2.0.437, 3.2.1.57, 4.0.0.357, 4.1.0.221, 4.2.0.159, 4.3.0.72, 4.4.0.35, 4.5.0.19
  • Fix · CNA WSO2 API Control Plane (WSO2) Fixed in 4.5.0.20

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-9152
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5w6w-g3g3-9qjv

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-2025-13722 Account Takeover via Conditional Authentication Script Logic in Multiple WSO2 Products CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2025-09712 Potential Broken Access Control in Multiple WSO2 Products via System REST APIs CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-01411 Privilege Escalation via System REST APIs in Multiple WSO2 Products Permits Admin Account Takeover CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-08536 Improper Certificate-Based Authentication Enforcement in Multiple WSO2 Products CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-03696 Denial of Service via Malicious JSON Payloads in Throttling Events in Multiple WSO2… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
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