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CVE-2025-11229NVD status: Deferred

WSO2 Identity Server: Improper Privilege Management

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CVE-2025-11229 is a high-severity improper privilege management vulnerability in WSO2 Identity Server from WSO2, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with administrator privileges, without any action from a user. The record lists versions 7.0.0.125, 7.1.0.32 as the first without the flaw, so updating WSO2 Identity Server to one of those releases or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Update WSO2 Identity Server to 7.0.0.125 or 7.1.0.32, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.
  2. Update WSO2 Identity Application Management Component to 7.0.78.137 or 7.8.23.49, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.
  3. Read the advisory on security.docs.wso2.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
WSO2WSO2 Identity Server7.0.0 up to, but not including, 7.0.0.125; 7.1.0 up to, but not including, 7.1.0.327.0.0.125, 7.1.0.32
WSO2WSO2 Identity Application Management Component7.0.78 up to, but not including, 7.0.78.137; 7.8.23 up to, but not including, 7.8.23.497.0.78.137, 7.8.23.49

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
HighAdministrator-level access is required first.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA.

Official description

The system fails to properly enforce scope authorization when the `authorize_all_scopes` configuration is enabled. This allows applications using the client credentials grant type to obtain all API scopes, including sensitive internal and console scopes, without requiring explicit authorization, bypassing intended access controls. Exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to privilege escalation, enabling unprivileged clients to perform unauthorized administrative actions, access confidential organizational data, and potentially achieve full account takeover in deployments where the `authorize_all_scopes` configuration deviates from its default disabled state.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Improper Privilege Management

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.
  • Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
  • Consider following the principle of separation of privilege. Require multiple conditions to be met before permitting access to a system resource.

More Improper Privilege Management vulnerabilities (CWE-269)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Other vulnerabilities in WSO2 Identity Server

All WSO2 Identity Server vulnerabilities

Recent Improper Privilege Management vulnerabilities

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