Critical severity · published Oct 16, 2025
CVE-2025-9152
Improper Privilege Management in Multiple WSO2 API Manager via keymanager-operations DCR Endpoint
9.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An improper privilege management vulnerability exists in WSO2 API Manager due to missing authentication and authorization checks in the keymanager-operations Dynamic Client Registration (DCR) endpoint.
A malicious user can exploit this flaw to generate access tokens with elevated privileges, potentially leading to administrative access and the ability to perform unauthorized operations.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
WSO2 API Control Plane · WSO2
4.5.0 before 4.5.0.20 · source: vendor
WA
WSO2 API Manager · WSO2
3.2.0 before 3.2.0.437; 3.2.1 before 3.2.1.57; 4.0.0 before 4.0.0.357; 4.1.0 before 4.1.0.221; 4.2.0 before 4.2.0.159; 4.3.0 before 4.3.0.72; +2 more · source: vendor
AC
Api Control Plane · Wso2
4.5.0 · source: NVD
AM
Api Manager · Wso2
3.2.0; 3.2.1; 4.0.0; 4.1.0; 4.2.0; 4.3.0; +2 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9152
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-9152
Vendor Advisory
https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2025/WSO2-2025-4483/
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