WSO2 Identity Server Secret Type Management REST API access control

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in WSO2 Identity Server. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Secret Type Management REST API. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-14779. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in WSO2 Identity Server (the affected version is unknown). This affects an unknown code of the component Secret Type Management REST API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at security.docs.wso2.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-14779 since 12/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/06/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WSO2

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• Identity Server

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• commercial

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