CVE-2025-8325: CWE-281: Assigning Permissions Instead of Checking Them in WSO2 WSO2 API Control Plane
CVE-2025-8325 is a medium severity vulnerability in WSO2 API Control Plane version 4.5.0 where role-based access controls are improperly enforced. Users assigned the 'Internal/Everyone' role can invoke certain Gateway and Internal Service APIs without proper permission checks. This allows any authenticated user to perform sensitive operations on the Gateway REST API regardless of their actual privileges, potentially leading to unintended or unauthorized actions in production environments. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-281) arises from the WSO2 API Control Plane failing to correctly check permissions before allowing API invocations. Instead of verifying if a user has the required roles, the system assigns permissions incorrectly, enabling users with the broad 'Internal/Everyone' role to bypass intended access controls. This affects Gateway APIs and Internal Service APIs in WSO2 APIM 3.x and specifically version 4.5.0 of the API Control Plane. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.3, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges but no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a low level.
Potential Impact
An authenticated user with the 'Internal/Everyone' role can bypass role-based access controls and invoke sensitive Gateway REST APIs and Internal Service APIs. This could lead to unauthorized operations, potentially causing unintended behavior or misuse of the API management platform in production. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a low level but does not require elevated privileges beyond a valid user account.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict user accounts to trusted personnel only and monitor for unusual API activity. Avoid exposing the vulnerable API Control Plane to untrusted networks. Follow vendor communications closely for updates on patches or official mitigations.
CVE-2025-8325: CWE-281: Assigning Permissions Instead of Checking Them in WSO2 WSO2 API Control Plane
Description
CVE-2025-8325 is a medium severity vulnerability in WSO2 API Control Plane version 4.5.0 where role-based access controls are improperly enforced. Users assigned the 'Internal/Everyone' role can invoke certain Gateway and Internal Service APIs without proper permission checks. This allows any authenticated user to perform sensitive operations on the Gateway REST API regardless of their actual privileges, potentially leading to unintended or unauthorized actions in production environments. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.3medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-281) arises from the WSO2 API Control Plane failing to correctly check permissions before allowing API invocations. Instead of verifying if a user has the required roles, the system assigns permissions incorrectly, enabling users with the broad 'Internal/Everyone' role to bypass intended access controls. This affects Gateway APIs and Internal Service APIs in WSO2 APIM 3.x and specifically version 4.5.0 of the API Control Plane. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.3, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges but no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a low level.
Potential Impact
An authenticated user with the 'Internal/Everyone' role can bypass role-based access controls and invoke sensitive Gateway REST APIs and Internal Service APIs. This could lead to unauthorized operations, potentially causing unintended behavior or misuse of the API management platform in production. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a low level but does not require elevated privileges beyond a valid user account.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict user accounts to trusted personnel only and monitor for unusual API activity. Avoid exposing the vulnerable API Control Plane to untrusted networks. Follow vendor communications closely for updates on patches or official mitigations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WSO2
- Date Reserved
- 2025-07-30T06:56:38.447Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a01aa21cbff5d8610f2b6f4
Added to database: 05/11/2026, 10:06:25 UTC
Last enriched: 05/18/2026, 10:48:42 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:56 UTC
Views: 87
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