Auth bypass in Wso2 API Control Plane
CVE-2025-9152
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.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (52.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 52.8% 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: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wso2 API Control Plane — versions 4.5.0
- Wso2 API Manager — versions 3.2.0, 3.2.1, 4.0.0
- Wso2 API Control Plane — versions 4.5.0
- Wso2 API Manager — versions 0, 3.2.0, 3.2.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-9152?
- CVE-2025-9152 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wso2 API Control Plane, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2025-9152?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.