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CVE-2023-6837


Multiple WSO2 products have been identified as vulnerable to perform user impersonatoin using JIT provisioning. In order for this vulnerability to have any impact on your deployment, following conditions must be met: * An IDP configured for federated authentication and JIT provisioning enabled with the "Prompt for username, password and consent" option. * A service provider that uses the above IDP for federated authentication and has the "Assert identity using mapped local subject identifier" flag enabled. Attacker should have: * A fresh valid user account in the federated IDP that has not been used earlier. * Knowledge of the username of a valid user in the local IDP. When all preconditions are met, a malicious actor could use JIT provisioning flow to perform user impersonation.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 5 products from wso2, from wso2, from wso2 and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2023, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2023-12-15T10:15:09.767

Last Modified

2025-06-05T09:15:21.813

Status

Modified

Source

ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-863
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application wso2 api_manager < 2.5.0.32 Yes
Application wso2 api_manager < 2.6.0.52 Yes
Application wso2 api_manager < 3.0.0.50 Yes
Application wso2 api_manager < 3.1.0.72 Yes
Application wso2 api_manager < 3.2.0.86 Yes
Application wso2 api_manager < 4.0.0.35 Yes
Application wso2 identity_server < 5.6.0.16 Yes
Application wso2 identity_server < 5.7.0.35 Yes
Application wso2 identity_server < 5.8.0.26 Yes
Application wso2 identity_server < 5.9.0.38 Yes
Application wso2 identity_server < 5.10.0.78 Yes
Application wso2 identity_server < 5.11.0.69 Yes
Application wso2 identity_server_as_key_manager < 5.6.0.17 Yes
Application wso2 identity_server_as_key_manager < 5.7.0.39 Yes
Application wso2 identity_server_as_key_manager < 5.9.0.45 Yes
Application wso2 identity_server_as_key_manager < 5.10.0.80 Yes
Application wso2 carbon_identity_application_authentication_endpoint < 5.11.256.3 Yes
Application wso2 carbon_identity_application_authentication_endpoint < 5.12.153.19 Yes
Application wso2 carbon_identity_application_authentication_endpoint < 5.20.254 Yes
Application wso2 carbon_identity_application_authentication_framework < 5.11.256.3 Yes
Application wso2 carbon_identity_application_authentication_framework < 5.12.153.21 Yes
Application wso2 carbon_identity_application_authentication_framework < 5.12.387.7 Yes
Application wso2 carbon_identity_application_authentication_framework < 5.14.97.22 Yes
Application wso2 carbon_identity_application_authentication_framework < 5.17.5.106 Yes
Application wso2 carbon_identity_application_authentication_framework < 5.18.187.76 Yes
Application wso2 carbon_identity_application_authentication_framework < 5.20.254 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For wso2's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.