CVE-2024-7097 Incorrect Authorization in Multiple WSO2 Products via SOAP Admin Service Allowing Unauthorized User Signup
Attackers can bypass self-registration settings to create unauthorized user accounts, potentially leading to privilege escalation or resource exhaustion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-7097?
CVE-2024-7097 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Wso2 Api Manager, published on 30 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An incorrect authorization vulnerability exists in multiple WSO2 products due to a flaw in the SOAP admin service, which allows user account creation regardless of the self-registration configuration settings. This vulnerability enables malicious actors to create new user accounts without proper authorization.
Exploitation of this flaw could allow an attacker to create multiple low-privileged user accounts, gaining unauthorized access to the system. Additionally, continuous exploitation could lead to system resource exhaustion through mass user creation.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7097?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Wso2 Api Manager, Wso2 Identity Server, Wso2 Identity Server as Key Manager, Wso2 Open Banking Am, Wso2 Open Banking Iam, Wso2 Open Banking Km.
How do I fix CVE-2024-7097?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7097 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-7097 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7097 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
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-2vx2-pv2m-vwrq.