CVE-2025-8325 Improper Access Control via Gateway API in Multiple WSO2 Products Allows Unauthorized Operations
Authenticated users with low privileges can bypass access controls to perform unauthorized operations on WSO2 Gateway APIs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-8325?
CVE-2025-8325 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Wso2 Api Manager, published on 11 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The software fails to enforce role-based access controls for certain Gateway API invocations. Users with the 'Internal/Everyone' role can invoke these APIs, bypassing intended permission checks. This same vulnerability also affects Internal Service APIs, potentially exposing them in WSO2 APIM 3.x versions.
A malicious actor with a valid user account on a vulnerable deployment can perform sensitive operations against the Gateway REST API regardless of their actual roles or privileges. This could lead to unintended behavior or misuse, particularly in production environments.
Weakness: CWE-281
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8325?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Wso2 Api Control Plane, Wso2 Api Manager, Wso2 Traffic Manager, Wso2 Universal Gateway.
How do I fix CVE-2025-8325?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8325 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-2025-8325 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8325 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-xh36-jjpq-3cmr.