Arbitrary file upload in Wso2 API Control Plane
CVE-2025-13590
A malicious actor with administrative privileges can upload an arbitrary file to a user-controlled location within the deployment via a system REST API. Successful uploads may lead to remote code execution. By leveraging the vulnerability, a malicious actor may perform Remote Code Execution by uploading a specially crafted payload.
Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Wso2 API Control Plane — versions 4.5.0, 4.6.0
- Wso2 API Manager — versions 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 4.4.0
- Wso2 Org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.impl — versions 9.30.67, x, 9.32.147
- Wso2 Traffic Manager — versions 4.5.0, 4.6.0
- Wso2 Universal Gateway — versions 4.5.0, 4.6.0
- Wso2 API Control Plane — versions 0, 4.5.0, 4.6.0
- Wso2 API Manager — versions 0, 4.2.0, 4.3.0
- Wso2 Traffic Manager — versions 0, 4.5.0, 4.6.0
- Wso2 Universal Gateway — versions 0, 4.5.0, 4.6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-13590?
- CVE-2025-13590 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wso2 API Control Plane, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-02-19.
- How severe is CVE-2025-13590?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.