CVE-2025-11229 (GCVE-0-2025-11229)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-04 05:29 – Updated: 2026-11-04 05:29
VLAI
Title
Privilege Escalation via Client Credentials Grant Type in WSO2 Identity Server
Summary
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.
Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
WSO2 CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 89/100 over 68 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
WSO2 WSO2 Identity Server Affected: 7.0.0 , < 7.0.0.125 (custom)
Affected: 7.1.0 , < 7.1.0.32 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:wso2_identity_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:wso2_identity_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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WSO2 WSO2 Identity Application Management Component Affected: 7.0.78 , < 7.0.78.137 (custom)
Affected: 7.8.23 , < 7.8.23.49 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:wso2_identity_application_management_component:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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