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GHSA-P6JF-79J3-33F3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-19 18:31 – Updated: 2026-02-19 22:11

Summary

carbon-apimgt does not properly restrict uploaded files

Details

By leveraging the vulnerability, a malicious actor may perform Remote Code Execution by uploading a specially crafted payload.

Severity ?

9.1 (Critical)


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

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  "aliases": [
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  "modified": "2026-02-19T22:11:44Z",
  "published": "2026-02-19T18:31:54Z",
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      "url": "https://github.com/wso2/carbon-apimgt/pull/13560"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/wso2/carbon-apimgt/commit/49a6427b39a5d9552ce97430858bb4b1912a3044"
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/wso2/carbon-apimgt"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/wso2/carbon-apimgt/releases/tag/v9.32.167"
    },
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  "summary": "carbon-apimgt does not properly restrict uploaded files"
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CVE-2025-13590 (GCVE-0-2025-13590)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-19 10:05 – Updated: 2026-02-20 20:33

Title

Authenticated arbitrary file upload via a System REST API requiring administrator permission.

Summary

A malicious actor with administrative privileges can upload an arbitrary file to a user-controlled location within the deployment via a system REST API. Successful uploads may lead to remote code execution. By leveraging the vulnerability, a malicious actor may perform Remote Code Execution by uploading a specially crafted payload.

Severity ?

9.1 (Critical)


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

CWE

CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Assigner

WSO2

References

URL

Tags

https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security…

vendor-advisory

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

WSO2

WSO2 API Manager

Unknown: 0 , < 4.2.0 (custom)
Affected: 4.2.0 , < 4.2.0.179 (custom)
Affected: 4.3.0 , < 4.3.0.91 (custom)
Affected: 4.4.0 , < 4.4.0.55 (custom)
Affected: 4.5.0 , < 4.5.0.38 (custom)
Affected: 4.6.0 , < 4.6.0.3 (custom)

WSO2	WSO2 API Control Plane	Unknown: 0 , < 4.5.0 (custom) Affected: 4.5.0 , < 4.5.0.39 (custom) Affected: 4.6.0 , < 4.6.0.3 (custom)
WSO2	WSO2 Universal Gateway	Unknown: 0 , < 4.5.0 (custom) Affected: 4.5.0 , < 4.5.0.37 (custom) Affected: 4.6.0 , < 4.6.0.3 (custom)
WSO2	WSO2 Traffic Manager	Unknown: 0 , < 4.5.0 (custom) Affected: 4.5.0 , < 4.5.0.37 (custom) Affected: 4.6.0 , < 4.6.0.3 (custom)
WSO2	org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.impl	Affected: 9.28.116 , < 9.28.116.391 (custom) Affected: 9.29.120 , < 9.29.120.210 (custom) Affected: 9.30.67 , < 9.30.67.133 (custom) Affected: 9.31.86 , < 9.31.86.100 (custom) Affected: 9.32.147 , < 9.32.147.2 (custom) Unaffected: x , ≤ * (custom)

Credits

Thilan Dissanayaka

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-P6JF-79J3-33F3

CVE-2025-13590 (GCVE-0-2025-13590)

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