CVE-2024-3509 Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Management Console of Multiple WSO2 Products via Rich Text Editor
An attacker with admin access can inject persistent JavaScript into the WSO2 Management Console, enabling data theft or unauthorized actions against other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-3509?
CVE-2024-3509 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Wso2 Api Manager, published on 2 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Management Console of multiple WSO2 products due to insufficient input validation in the Rich Text Editor within the registry section. To exploit this vulnerability, a malicious actor must have a valid user account with administrative access to the Management Console. If successful, the actor could inject persistent JavaScript payloads, enabling the theft of user data or execution of unauthorized actions on behalf of other users.
While this issue enables persistent client-side script execution, session-related cookies remain protected with the httpOnly flag, preventing session hijacking.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3509?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Wso2 Api Manager, Wso2 Enterprise Integrator, Wso2 Identity Server, Wso2 Identity Server as Key Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2024-3509?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3509 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-3509 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3509 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wso2 Api Manager
- CVE-2022-29464 WSO2 Multiple Products Unrestrictive Upload of File
- CVE-2024-6914 Incorrect Authorization in Multiple WSO2 Products via Account Recovery SOAP Admin Service Leading to Account Takeover
- CVE-2020-13226 WSO2 API Manager vulnerable to SSRF
- CVE-2025-2905 An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Multiple WSO2 Products
- CVE-2021-42646 XML external entity in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x223-vrgf-8f8m.