Unrestricted File Upload in org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.admin.v1 (CVE-2025-13590)
Summary
Vulnerability in org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.admin.v1 (CVE-2025-13590). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to 9.32.167 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-13590 has been found in org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.admin.v1.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.1/10.
What to do: upgrade org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.admin.v1 to 9.32.167 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.admin.v1 CVE-2025-13590" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-13590 (org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.admin.v1) — CWE-434 / CVSS v3 9.1
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Patched: 9.32.167 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-434) exists in org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.admin.v1.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.admin.v1.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.1/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to 9.32.167.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.admin.v1 を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Apply patch patch
Upgrade org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.admin.v1 to 9.32.167ステージング環境で 9.32.167 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory security.docs.wso2.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package github.com
- web security.docs.wso2.com
- web github.com
- web github.com
- web github.com
- web github.com