Medium severity · published May 30, 2025
CVE-2024-7096
Privilege Escalation in Multiple WSO2 Products via SOAP Admin Service Due to Business Logic Flaw
5.4
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in multiple WSO2 products due to a business logic flaw in SOAP admin services. A malicious actor can create a new user with elevated permissions only when all of the following conditions are met:
* SOAP admin services are accessible to the attacker.
* The deployment includes an internally used attribute that is not part of the default WSO2 product configuration.
* At least one custom role exists with non-default permissions.
* The attacker has knowledge of the custom role and the internal attribute used in the deployment.
Exploiting this vulnerability allows malicious actors to assign higher privileges to self-registered users, bypassing intended access control mechanisms.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
WSO2 API Manager · WSO2
2.0.0 before 2.0.0.29; 2.1.0 before 2.1.0.39; 2.2.0 before 2.2.0.56; 2.5.0 before 2.5.0.83; 2.6.0 before 2.6.0.142; 3.0.0 before 3.0.0.162; +7 more · source: vendor
WE
WSO2 Enterprise Mobility Manager · WSO2
2.2.0 before 2.2.0.26 · source: vendor
WI
WSO2 Identity Server · WSO2
5.2.0 before 5.2.0.32; 5.3.0 before 5.3.0.33; 5.4.1 before 5.4.1.36; 5.5.0 before 5.5.0.50; 5.6.0 before 5.6.0.58; 5.7.0 before 5.7.0.123; +7 more · source: vendor
WI
WSO2 Identity Server as Key Manager · WSO2
5.3.0 before 5.3.0.38; 5.5.0 before 5.5.0.51; 5.6.0 before 5.6.0.72; 5.7.0 before 5.7.0.122; 5.9.0 before 5.9.0.165; 5.10.0 before 5.10.0.312 · source: vendor
WO
WSO2 Open Banking AM · WSO2
1.3.0 before 1.3.0.131; 1.4.0 before 1.4.0.134; 1.5.0 before 1.5.0.136; 2.0.0 before 2.0.0.343 · source: vendor
WO
WSO2 Open Banking IAM · WSO2
2.0.0 before 2.0.0.364 · source: vendor
WO
WSO2 Open Banking KM · WSO2
1.3.0 before 1.3.0.114; 1.4.0 before 1.4.0.130; 1.5.0 before 1.5.0.120 · source: vendor
AM
Api Manager · Wso2
2.0.0; 2.1.0; 2.2.0; 2.5.0; 2.6.0; 3.0.0; +7 more · source: NVD
IS
Identity Server · Wso2
5.2.0; 5.3.0; 5.4.0; 5.4.1; 5.5.0; 5.6.0; +8 more · source: NVD
IS
Identity Server AS Key Manager · Wso2
5.3.0; 5.5.0; 5.6.0; 5.7.0; 5.9.0; 5.10.0 · source: NVD
OB
Open Banking AM · Wso2
1.3.0; 1.4.0; 1.5.0; 2.0.0 · source: NVD
OB
Open Banking Iam · Wso2
2.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7096
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7096
Vendor Advisory
https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2024/WSO2-2024-3573/
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