CVE-2025-9804 Improper Access Control in Multiple WSO2 Products via Internal SOAP Admin Services and System REST APIs
Low-privileged users can access server-level information via internal SOAP and REST APIs due to insufficient permission enforcement in WSO2 products.
- 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-2025-9804?
CVE-2025-9804 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Wso2 Api Manager, published on 16 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An improper access control vulnerability exists in multiple WSO2 products due to insufficient permission enforcement in certain internal SOAP Admin Services and System REST APIs. A low-privileged user may exploit this flaw to perform unauthorized operations, including accessing server-level information.
This vulnerability affects only internal administrative interfaces. APIs exposed through the WSO2 API Manager's API Gateway remain unaffected.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9804?
It affects 15 products.
Products include Wso2 Api Control Plane, Wso2 Api Manager, Wso2 Api Manager Analytics, Wso2 Data Analytics Server, Wso2 Enterprise Integrator, Wso2 Enterprise Mobility Manager and 9 more.
How do I fix CVE-2025-9804?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9804 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-2025-9804 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9804 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-rrm7-q958-j87q.