CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2025-5717 — Wso2 Api Control Plane security vulnerability

High CVSS 7.2

An authenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in multiple WSO2 products due to improper input validation in the event processor admin service. A user with administrative access to the SOAP admin services can exploit this flaw by deploying a Siddhi execution plan containing malicious Java code, resulting in arbitrary code execution on the server. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires a valid user account with administrative privileges, limiting the attack surface to authenticated but potentially malicious users.

Severity
High
CVSS
7.2 (3.1)
Published
2025-09-23
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
java/maven
Weaknesses
CWE-94

Affected products

  • wso2 / api_control_plane / 4.5.0
  • wso2 / api_manager / 3.0.0
  • wso2 / api_manager / 3.1.0
  • wso2 / api_manager / 3.2.0
  • wso2 / api_manager / 3.2.1
  • wso2 / api_manager / 4.0.0

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Matched remediation archetype

Command, code, expression, and template injection

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Check exposure

  • Trace untrusted values to process execution, interpreters, evaluators, template engines, dynamic imports, and administrative scripting features.
  • Determine whether the affected path is reachable across each trust boundary and which service account or host privilege it inherits.
  • Review configuration for optional execution features, unsafe compatibility modes, and shell invocation.

Remediate safely

  • Replace string-built commands or evaluated code with fixed operations and structured argument APIs that do not invoke a shell.
  • Use strict allowlists for operation identifiers and reject unexpected input before it reaches any interpreter.
  • Update the affected component and add inert regression tests covering metacharacters, encoding variants, and alternate request paths.

Authoritative sources

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