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CVE-2026-2053

Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery via WS-Addressing in WSO2 API Manager

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 3.1.0.360, 3.2.0.465, 3.2.1.84, 4.0.0.385, 4.2.0.189
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

The WSO2 API Manager's message flow component, when processing WS-Addressing headers, does not sufficiently validate or restrict user-controlled input within these headers. This omission allows an attacker to manipulate WS-Addressing headers to specify arbitrary destinations for server-initiated requests. Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated attacker to control the destination of server-initiated requests originating from the WSO2 API Manager. This direct control can enable unauthorized access to internal network resources or services that would typically be inaccessible from external networks.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

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

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • WSO2 WSO2 API Manager

    From 3.1.0 · fixed in 3.1.0.360; From 3.2.0 · fixed in 3.2.0.465; From 3.2.1 · fixed in 3.2.1.84; From 4.0.0 · fixed in 4.0.0.385; From 4.2.0 · fixed in 4.2.0.189

References 1

security.docs.wso2.com