CVE-2025-8325 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2025-8325
Vulnerability Scoring

6.3
/10
High Risk

If left unpatched, CVE-2025-8325 could lead to major system disruptions or data loss.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: Low
    Some privileges are necessary to exploit the vulnerability.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2025-8325 Details

Status: Analyzed

Last updated: 🕢 27 May 2026, 19:41 UTC
Originally published on: 🕙 11 May 2026, 10:16 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 16 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

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

CVE-2025-8325 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2025-8325: The software fails to enforce role-based access controls for certain Gateway API invocations. Users with the 'Internal/Everyone' role can invoke these APIs, bypassing intended permission checks. This same vulnerability also affects Internal Service APIs, potentially exposing them in WSO2 APIM 3.x versions. A malicious actor with a valid user account on a vulnerable deployment can perform sensitive operations against the Gateway REST API regardless of their actual roles or privileges. This could lead to unintended behavior or misuse, particularly in production environments.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2025-8325

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2025-8325 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2025-8325

CVE-2025-8325 presents an accessible attack vector with minimal effort required. Restricting access controls and implementing security updates are critical to reducing exploitation risks.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2025-8325, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2025-8325, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: Low
    CVE-2025-8325 could lead to minor leaks of non-critical information without major privacy breaches.
  • Integrity: Low
    Exploiting CVE-2025-8325 may cause minor changes to data without severely impacting its accuracy.
  • Availability: Low
    CVE-2025-8325 may slightly degrade system performance without fully affecting service availability.

CVE-2025-8325 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-281

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_control_plane:4.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_control_plane:4.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.226:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.226:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.278:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.278:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.368:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.368:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.384:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.384:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.397:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.397:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.401:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.401:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.408:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.408:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.415:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.415:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.422:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.422:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.427:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.427:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.432:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.432:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.433:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.433:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.434:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0.434:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0.168:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0.168:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0.217:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0.217:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0.280:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0.280:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0.293:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0.293:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0.305:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0.305:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0.310:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0.310:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0.318:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0.318:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0.319:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0.319:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0:m1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0:m1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0:m2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0:m2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0:m3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0:m3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0:m4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0:m4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0.136:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0.136:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0.152:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0.152:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0.166:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0.166:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0.171:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0.171:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0.187:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0.187:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0.200:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0.200:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0.206:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0.206:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0.215:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0.215:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0.216:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0.216:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0.218:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0.218:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0:m1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0:m1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0.108:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0.108:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0.127:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0.127:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0.138:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0.138:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0.144:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0.144:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0.150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0.150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0.153:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0.153:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0.156:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0.156:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.4.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.4.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.4.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.4.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.4.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.4.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:traffic_manager:4.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:traffic_manager:4.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wso2:universal_gateway:4.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wso2:universal_gateway:4.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

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