CVE-2025-5605 Auth bypass in WSO2 API Control Plane
Attackers can bypass authentication in WSO2 Management Console via URI manipulation to access restricted memory statistics and internal system details.
- 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-2025-5605?
CVE-2025-5605 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Wso2 Api Manager, published on 24 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the Management Console of multiple WSO2 products. A malicious actor with access to the console can manipulate the request URI to bypass authentication and access certain restricted resources, resulting in partial information disclosure.
The known exposure from this issue is limited to memory statistics. While the vulnerability does not allow full account compromise, it still enables unauthorized access to internal system details.
Weakness: CWE-290
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5605?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Wso2 Api Control Plane, Wso2 Api Manager, Wso2 Enterprise Integrator, Wso2 Identity Server, Wso2 Identity Server as Key Manager, Wso2 Open Banking Am and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2025-5605?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5605 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-5605 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-5605 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Wso2 Api Manager
- CVE-2026-5430 WSO2 Multiple Products Path Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-1728 Privilege Escalation via System REST APIs in Multiple WSO2 Products Permits Admin Account Takeover
- CVE-2025-9312 Improper Certificate-Based Authentication Enforcement in Multiple WSO2 Products
- CVE-2025-10611 Potential Broken Access Control in Multiple WSO2 Products via System REST APIs
- CVE-2025-9152 Improper Privilege Management in Multiple WSO2 API Manager via keymanager-operations DCR Endpoint
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p2f5-h899-464p.