CVE-2025-9152 Improper Privilege Management in Multiple WSO2 API Manager via keymanager-operations DCR Endpoint
Attackers can bypass authentication on the DCR endpoint to generate privileged access tokens, gaining administrative control over WSO2 API Manager.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-9152?
CVE-2025-9152 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Wso2 Api Manager, published on 16 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An improper privilege management vulnerability exists in WSO2 API Manager due to missing authentication and authorization checks in the keymanager-operations Dynamic Client Registration (DCR) endpoint.
A malicious user can exploit this flaw to generate access tokens with elevated privileges, potentially leading to administrative access and the ability to perform unauthorized operations.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9152?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Wso2 Api Control Plane, Wso2 Api Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2025-9152?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9152 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-2025-9152 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9152 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-2025-9804 Improper Access Control in Multiple WSO2 Products via Internal SOAP Admin Services and System REST APIs
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5w6w-g3g3-9qjv.