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CVE-2025-4760: Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Multiple WSO2 Products via API Document Upload in Publisher

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 19/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.18% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.api (Maven) 9.31.117; org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.publisher.v1 (Maven) 9.31.117.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.api (Maven) 9.31.117; org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.publisher.v1 (Maven) 9.31.117 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

An authenticated stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in multiple WSO2 products due to improper validation of user-supplied input during API document upload in the Publisher portal. A user with publisher privileges can upload a crafted API document containing malicious JavaScript, which is later rendered in the browser when accessed by other users. A successful attack could result in redirection to malicious websites, unauthorized UI modifications, or exfiltration of browser-accessible data. However, session-related sensitive cookies are protected by the httpOnly flag, preventing session hijacking.

MediumCVSS 4.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Sep 23, 2025
Updated
Oct 18, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 8th percentile

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Action score

19

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
19 / 40 · 4.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · WSO2
4.8
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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
wso2api control plane
wso2api manager
wso2traffic manager
wso2universal gateway

Limit the impact of XSS

This is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A well-configured Content-Security-Policy doesn't fix it, but greatly reduces its impact. Check your site's CSP and other security headers for free.

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • wso2 api control plane4.5.0
  • wso2 api manager3.2.0
  • wso2 api manager3.2.1
  • wso2 api manager4.1.0
  • wso2 api manager4.2.0
  • wso2 api manager4.3.0
  • wso2 api manager4.4.0
  • wso2 api manager4.5.0
  • wso2 traffic manager4.5.0
  • wso2 universal gateway4.5.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (WSO2). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • WSO2 WSO2 API Control Plane

    • 4.5.0 and later · before 4.5.0.8affected

  • WSO2 WSO2 API Manager

    • before 3.2.0unknown
    • 3.2.0 and later · before 3.2.0.428affected
    • 3.2.1 and later · before 3.2.1.48affected
    • 4.1.0 and later · before 4.1.0.209affected
    • 4.2.0 and later · before 4.2.0.145affected
    • 4.3.0 and later · before 4.3.0.60affected
    • 4.4.0 and later · before 4.4.0.23affected
    • 4.5.0 and later · before 4.5.0.7affected

  • WSO2 WSO2 Carbon API Management API

    • 6.7.206 and later · before 6.7.206.559affected
    • 6.7.210 and later · before 6.7.210.48affected
    • 9.20.74 and later · before 9.20.74.365affected
    • 9.28.116 and later · before 9.28.116.321affected
    • 9.29.120 and later · before 9.29.120.163affected
    • 9.30.67 and later · before 9.30.67.80affected
    • 9.31.86 and later · before 9.31.86.30affected
    • 9.31.117 and laternot affected

  • WSO2 WSO2 Traffic Manager

    • 4.5.0 and later · before 4.5.0.7affected

  • WSO2 WSO2 Universal Gateway

    • 4.5.0 and later · before 4.5.0.7affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Mavenorg.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.apibefore 9.31.1179.31.117
Mavenorg.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.publisher.v1before 9.31.1179.31.117

Same product

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    39Monitor
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    39Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • Later →CVE-2025-5717Sep 23, 2025 · Authenticated Remote Code Execution in Multiple WSO2 Products via Event Processor Admin Service
    28Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2025-10611Oct 16, 2025 · Potential Broken Access Control in Multiple WSO2 Products via System REST APIs
    39Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2025-9804Oct 16, 2025 · Improper Access Control in Multiple WSO2 Products via Internal SOAP Admin Services and System REST APIs
    26Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Maven:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.api9.31.117Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.publisher.v19.31.117Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2025-1085343 days apartReflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Management Console of Multiple WSO2 Products Due to Improper Output Encoding
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2025-577043 days apartReflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Authentication Endpoints of Multiple WSO2 Products
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2025-8591286 days apartReflected Cross-Site Scripting via URL Parameter in Multiple WSO2 Products Enables UI Modification
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2026-2445300 days apartReflected Cross-Site Scripting via URL Parameter in Multiple WSO2 Products Enables UI Redirection and Modification
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2025-535031 days apartSSRF and Reflected XSS Vulnerability in Deprecated Try-It Feature of Multiple WSO2 Products
    19Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvd-secondary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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