Incorrect Authorization in Multiple WSO2 Products via Account Recovery SOAP Admin Service Leading to Account Takeover

Summary

An incorrect authorization vulnerability exists in multiple WSO2 products due to a business logic flaw in the account recovery-related SOAP admin service. A malicious actor can exploit this vulnerability to reset the password of any user account, leading to a complete account takeover, including accounts with elevated privileges. This vulnerability is exploitable only through the account recovery SOAP admin services exposed via the "/services" context path in affected products. The impact may be reduced if access to these endpoints has been restricted based on the "Security Guidelines for Production Deployment" by disabling exposure to untrusted networks.

Timeline

1. May 22, 2025, 6:26 PM UTCCVE published
2. May 22, 2025, 6:37 PM UTCCISA SSVC assessment

   Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

3. Aug 27, 2025, 9:34 PM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• WSO2 WSO2 API Manager

  From 2.2.0 · fixed in 2.2.0.55; From 2.5.0 · fixed in 2.5.0.82; From 2.6.0 · fixed in 2.6.0.141; From 3.0.0 · fixed in 3.0.0.161; From 3.1.0 · fixed in 3.1.0.292; From 3.2.0 · fixed in 3.2.0.382; From 3.2.1 · fixed in 3.2.1.14; From 4.0.0 · fixed in 4.0.0.304; From 4.1.0 · fixed in 4.1.0.164; From 4.2.0 · fixed in 4.2.0.99; From 4.3.0 · fixed in 4.3.0.15

• WSO2 WSO2 Governance Registry

  From 5.4.0 · fixed in 5.4.0.14

• WSO2 WSO2 Identity Server

  From 5.3.0 · fixed in 5.3.0.31; From 5.4.0 · fixed in 5.4.0.30; From 5.4.1 · fixed in 5.4.1.35; From 5.5.0 · fixed in 5.5.0.48; From 5.6.0 · fixed in 5.6.0.56; From 5.7.0 · fixed in 5.7.0.122; From 5.8.0 · fixed in 5.8.0.104; From 5.9.0 · fixed in 5.9.0.155; From 5.10.0 · fixed in 5.10.0.317; From 5.11.0 · fixed in 5.11.0.363; From 6.0.0 · fixed in 6.0.0.207; From 6.1.0 · fixed in 6.1.0.184; From 7.0.0 · fixed in 7.0.0.56

• WSO2 WSO2 Identity Server as Key Manager

  From 5.3.0 · fixed in 5.3.0.36; From 5.5.0 · fixed in 5.5.0.49; From 5.6.0 · fixed in 5.6.0.70; From 5.7.0 · fixed in 5.7.0.121; From 5.9.0 · fixed in 5.9.0.162; From 5.10.0 · fixed in 5.10.0.311

• WSO2 WSO2 IoT

  From 3.3.0 · fixed in 3.3.0.59; From 3.3.1 · fixed in 3.3.1.61

• WSO2 WSO2 Open Banking AM

  From 1.3.0 · fixed in 1.3.0.130; From 1.4.0 · fixed in 1.4.0.133; From 1.5.0 · fixed in 1.5.0.135; From 2.0.0 · fixed in 2.0.0.341

• WSO2 WSO2 Open banking KM

  From 1.3.0 · fixed in 1.3.0.113; From 1.4.0 · fixed in 1.4.0.129; From 1.5.0 · fixed in 1.5.0.119

• WSO2 WSO2 Open Banking IAM

  From 2.0.0 · fixed in 2.0.0.362

• org.wso2.carbon.identity.framework:org.wso2.carbon.identity.mgt

  From 5.7.5 · fixed in 5.7.5.9; From 5.10.86 · fixed in 5.10.86.4; From 5.10.112 · fixed in 5.10.112.14; From 5.11.148 · fixed in 5.11.148.13; From 5.11.256 · fixed in 5.11.256.15; From 5.12.153 · fixed in 5.12.153.58; From 5.12.387 · fixed in 5.12.387.41; From 5.14.97 · fixed in 5.14.97.75; From 5.17.5 · fixed in 5.17.5.282; From 5.17.118 · fixed in 5.17.118.4; From 5.18.187 · fixed in 5.18.187.265; From 5.18.248 · fixed in 5.18.248.14; From 5.23.8 · fixed in 5.23.8.184; From 5.24.8 · fixed in 5.24.8.6; From 5.25.92 · fixed in 5.25.92.92; From 5.25.705 · fixed in 5.25.705.6; From 7.0.78 · fixed in 7.0.78.32

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