CVE-2025-14779 PUBLISHED

Improper Access Control via Secret Type Management API in WSO2 Identity Server

Assigner: WSO2
Reserved: 16.12.2025 Published: 06.08.2026 Updated: 06.08.2026

The Secret Type Management REST API does not correctly isolate access controls when deleting a secret type. The on-delete cascade logic, when triggered, fails to enforce organizational boundaries, leading to the removal of secrets associated with that type across all organizations.

Exploitation of this vulnerability can result in the unintended deletion of secrets across the entire deployment, potentially causing configuration failures, service interruptions, and a denial-of-service condition. This vulnerability requires delete permissions for the Secret Type Management REST API, which are by default only granted to administrators.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CVSS Score: 3.8

Product Status

Vendor WSO2
Product WSO2 Identity Server
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 6.0.0 to 6.0.0.261 (excl.)
  • affected from 6.1.0 to 6.1.0.262 (excl.)
  • affected from 7.1.0 to 7.1.0.46 (excl.)
Vendor WSO2
Product WSO2 Carbon Identity API Server Secret Management Common
Versions Default: unknown
  • affected from 1.2.3 to 1.2.3.7 (excl.)
  • affected from 1.2.23 to 1.2.23.11 (excl.)
  • affected from 1.3.83 to 1.3.83.16 (excl.)
  • unaffected from 7.8.521 to * (incl.)
Vendor WSO2
Product WSO2 Carbon Identity API Server Secret Management V1
Versions Default: unknown
  • affected from 1.2.3 to 1.2.3.7 (excl.)
  • affected from 1.2.23 to 1.2.23.11 (excl.)
  • affected from 1.3.83 to 1.3.83.16 (excl.)
  • unaffected from 7.8.521 to * (incl.)

Solutions

Follow the instructions given on https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2026/WSO2-2025-4597/#solution

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-281: Assigning Permissions Instead of Checking Them CWE

Impacts

  • CAPEC-29 CAPEC-29: Exploitation of Security Weaknesses in Third-Party Components