CVE-2025-8325 | Improper Access Control via Gateway API in Multiple WSO2 Products Allows Unauthorized Operations

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.

Published: 2026-05-11 Last update: 2026-05-27 Assigner: ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8 Source: ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2025-8325 is rated Low Risk (28.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.03%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-8325

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-11 — 0.03% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-8325

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 2.8 3.4 ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-8325

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-8325

GHSA-xh36-jjpq-3cmr · Severity: medium — The software fails to enforce role-based access controls for certain Gateway API invocations....

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-8325

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wso2 api_control_plane >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_control_plane:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wso2 api_manager >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.0.435 cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wso2 api_manager >= 3.2.1, < 3.2.1.55 cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wso2 api_manager >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.0.355 cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wso2 api_manager >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.0.219 cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wso2 api_manager >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.0.157 cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wso2 api_manager >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.0.70 cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wso2 api_manager >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.0.33 cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wso2 api_manager >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wso2 traffic_manager >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:wso2:traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wso2 universal_gateway >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:wso2:universal_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-8325

cvelogic Threat Intelligence