CVE-2024-7097
Published: 30 May 2025
Summary
CVE-2024-7097 is a medium-severity Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) vulnerability in Wso2 Identity Server. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 3.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
An incorrect authorization vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-7097 affects multiple WSO2 products through a flaw in the SOAP admin service. The issue permits creation of user accounts irrespective of configured self-registration settings, violating expected authorization checks under CWE-863. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 4.3 score reflecting adjacent-network access with no required credentials or user interaction.
An unauthenticated attacker positioned on an adjacent network can exploit the flaw to provision arbitrary low-privileged accounts, obtaining unauthorized system access. Sustained exploitation enables mass account creation that may exhaust system resources and degrade service availability.
The associated WSO2 security advisory WSO2-2024-3574 addresses the issue. EPSS values have remained in the 0.25 range without a pronounced rise from a low baseline, indicating moderate but stable exploitation interest since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-16505
Vulnerability details
An incorrect authorization vulnerability exists in multiple WSO2 products due to a flaw in the SOAP admin service, which allows user account creation regardless of the self-registration configuration settings. This vulnerability enables malicious actors to create new user accounts without…
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proper authorization. Exploitation of this flaw could allow an attacker to create multiple low-privileged user accounts, gaining unauthorized access to the system. Additionally, continuous exploitation could lead to system resource exhaustion through mass user creation.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Periodic review and update of procedures reduces incorrect authorization implementations over time.
Supervision identifies cases where authorization logic incorrectly permits unauthorized actions.
Defining permitted attribute values and auditing modifications reduces the chance of incorrect authorization outcomes due to tampered or missing labels.
The authorization process and usage restrictions help prevent incorrect authorization for remote access types.
Establishing configuration and connection requirements helps ensure correct rather than incorrect authorization for wireless access.
Establishing connection authorization processes for mobile devices helps ensure authorization decisions are correctly implemented rather than incorrect.
Monitoring account use, notifying on changes, and reviewing accounts for compliance corrects incorrect authorization assignments.
Ensures authorization decisions for external system use are correctly implemented and enforced.