CVE-2025-14779 Improper Access Control via Secret Type Management API in WSO2 Identity Server
Attackers with admin delete permissions can remove secrets across all organizations due to improper access control, causing service interruptions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-14779?
CVE-2025-14779 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Wso2 Identity Server, published on 6 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Secret Type Management REST API does not correctly isolate access controls when deleting a secret type. The on-delete cascade logic, when triggered, fails to enforce organizational boundaries, leading to the removal of secrets associated with that type across all organizations.
Exploitation of this vulnerability can result in the unintended deletion of secrets across the entire deployment, potentially causing configuration failures, service interruptions, and a denial-of-service condition. This vulnerability requires delete permissions for the Secret Type Management REST API, which are by default only granted to administrators.
Weakness: CWE-281
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14779?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wso2 Identity Server.
How do I fix CVE-2025-14779?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14779 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-2025-14779 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14779 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wso2 Identity Server
- CVE-2016-4311 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
- CVE-2025-10470 Denial-of-Service via Magic Link Authentication in WSO2 Identity Server Allows Service Unavailability
- CVE-2025-12107 Server-Side Template Injection via Velocity Template Engine in Multiple WSO2 Products Allows Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2016-4312 XML external entity in n/a
- CVE-2025-10908 Account Lock Bypass via Magic Link or Pass Key Authentication in WSO2 Identity Server Allows Unauthorized Access
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w9fx-wqmj-rf65.