WSO2 Identity Server up to 6.x reCAPTCHA improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WSO2 Identity Server up to 6.x. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component reCAPTCHA. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-5563. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WSO2 Identity Server up to 6.x. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component reCAPTCHA. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Due to an incomplete implementation, reCaptcha is not applied to certain authentication flows even when the reCaptcha option is enabled. This oversight permits attackers to bypass the intended protection mechanism. Brute force attacks, if successful, can lead to unauthorized access to user accounts and sensitive information by systematically attempting various credential combinations.

The advisory is shared for download at security.docs.wso2.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-5563 since 05/31/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

Upgrading to version 7.0.0 or 7.0.0.37 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.8
CNA Vector (WSO2): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Identity Server 7.0.0/7.0.0.37

Timelineinfo

05/31/2024 CVE reserved
10/21/2026 +873 days Advisory disclosed
10/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security.docs.wso2.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-5563 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-5563
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-424808

Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2026 15:59
Changes: 10/21/2026 15:59 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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