A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in multiple WSO2 products due to a business logic flaw in SOAP admin services. A malicious actor can create a new user with elevated permissions only when all of the following conditions are met: * SOAP admin services are accessible to the attacker. * The deployment includes an internally used attribute that is not part of the default WSO2 product configuration. * At least one custom role exists with non-default permissions. * The attacker has knowledge of the custom role and the internal attribute used in the deployment. Exploiting this vulnerability allows malicious actors to assign higher privileges to self-registered users, bypassing intended access control mechanisms.
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.2, indicating it requires adjacent network access but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 6 products from wso2, from wso2, from wso2 and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2025, 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.
2025-05-30T15:15:40.063
2025-12-03T08:15:47.267
Modified
ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8
CVSSv3.1: 4.2 (MEDIUM)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | wso2 | api_manager | 2.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | api_manager | 2.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | api_manager | 2.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | api_manager | 2.5.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | api_manager | 2.6.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | api_manager | 3.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | api_manager | 3.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | api_manager | 3.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | api_manager | 3.2.1 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | api_manager | 4.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | api_manager | 4.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | api_manager | 4.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | api_manager | 4.3.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | identity_server | 5.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | identity_server | 5.3.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | identity_server | 5.4.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | identity_server | 5.4.1 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | identity_server | 5.5.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | identity_server | 5.6.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | identity_server | 5.7.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | identity_server | 5.8.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | identity_server | 5.9.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | identity_server | 5.10.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | identity_server | 5.11.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | identity_server | 6.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | identity_server | 6.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | identity_server | 7.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | identity_server_as_key_manager | 5.3.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | identity_server_as_key_manager | 5.5.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | identity_server_as_key_manager | 5.6.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | identity_server_as_key_manager | 5.7.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | identity_server_as_key_manager | 5.9.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | identity_server_as_key_manager | 5.10.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | open_banking_am | 1.3.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | open_banking_am | 1.4.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | open_banking_am | 1.5.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | open_banking_am | 2.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | open_banking_iam | 2.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | open_banking_km | 1.3.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | open_banking_km | 1.4.0 | Yes |
| Application | wso2 | open_banking_km | 1.5.0 | Yes |
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