XSS in Wso2 API Control Plane
CVE-2025-5770
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the authentication endpoints of multiple WSO2 products due to a lack of output encoding. A malicious actor can inject arbitrary JavaScript payloads into the authentication endpoint, which are reflected back in the response, enabling browser-based attacks. Exploitation may result in redirection to malicious websites, UI manipulation, or unauthorized data access from the victim’s browser. However, session-related cookies are protected with the httpOnly flag, which mitigates session hijacking via this vector.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.002 (9.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Wso2 Api_control_plane — versions 4.5.0
- Wso2 Api_manager — versions 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 4.4.0
- Wso2 Identity_server — versions 6.0.0, 6.1.0, 7.0.0
- Wso2 Api Control Plane — versions 4.5.0
- Wso2 Api Manager — versions 0, 4.2.0, 4.3.0
- Wso2 Identity Server — versions 0, 6.0.0, 6.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-5770?
- CVE-2025-5770 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wso2 API Control Plane, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-11-05.
- How severe is CVE-2025-5770?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.