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CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-9152
Improper Privilege Management in Multiple WSO2 API Manager via keymanager-operations DCR Endpoint
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 16, 2025, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 21, 2025, 6:33 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

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

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-9152 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wso2 api_manager
2 Wso2 api_control_plane
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8
Solution
Implement missing authentication and authorization checks for the DCR endpoint.
  • Apply necessary authentication and authorization controls.
  • Restrict access to the DCR endpoint.
  • Review and validate API access policies.
  • Update API Manager to the latest secure version.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-9152.

URL Resource
https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2025/WSO2-2025-4483/ Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-9152 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-9152 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-9152 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Daily CyberSecurity
Researcher Details Critical Authentication Bypasses in WSO2 API Manager and Identity Server

Security researcher Crnkovic has disclosed three critical vulnerabilities — CVE-2025-9152, CVE-2025-10611, and CVE-2025-9804 — in WSO2 API Manager and WSO2 Identity Server, each scoring 9.8 on the CVS ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 30, 2025 (1 week ago)

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-9152 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_control_plane:4.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type WSO2 LLC: https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2025/WSO2-2025-4483/ Types: Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 17, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CWE-306
  • New CVE Received by ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8

    Oct. 16, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added Reference https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2025/WSO2-2025-4483/
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
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