{"id":36824,"date":"2025-05-10T04:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T04:00:24","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-22T17:02:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T23:02:06","slug":"cve-2025-2905-critical-xxe-vulnerability-in-wso2-api-manager-gateway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2905-critical-xxe-vulnerability-in-wso2-api-manager-gateway\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-2905: Critical XXE Vulnerability in WSO2 API Manager Gateway<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A severe cybersecurity flaw, identified as CVE-2025-2905, has been discovered in the gateway component of the WSO2 API Manager. This vulnerability, an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, has the potential to compromise system security and leak sensitive data. Given the widespread use of WSO2 API Manager across various industries, this vulnerability could put countless <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/escalating-cyber-risks-how-businesses-and-governments-are-fortifying-digital-defenses\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50106\">businesses and their customers at risk<\/a> if not addressed swiftly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-2905<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS score 9.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32974-critical-vulnerability-in-xwiki-s-rights-analysis-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42251\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-675345818\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>WSO2 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23375-incorrect-use-of-privileged-apis-in-dell-powerprotect-data-manager-reporting\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57788\">API Manager<\/a> | All versions running JDK 7 or early JDK 8<br \/>\nWSO2 API Manager | All versions running later versions of JDK 8 and newer<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-2905 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4083-process-isolation-vulnerability-in-thunderbird-and-firefox-due-to-improper-handling-of-javascript-uris\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41682\">vulnerability exists due<\/a> to insufficient validation of XML input in crafted URL paths in the API Manager&#8217;s gateway component. This omission allows user-supplied XML to be parsed without the necessary restrictions, enabling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2777-unauthenticated-xml-external-entity-xxe-vulnerability-in-sysaid-on-prem\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43853\">external entity<\/a> resolution. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-47663-unauthenticated-remote-attacker-gaining-full-access-due-to-improper-json-web-tokens-implementation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41632\">Unauthenticated remote attackers<\/a> can exploit this flaw to read files from the server\u2019s filesystem or launch denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.<br \/>\nOn systems running JDK 7 or early JDK 8, attackers can expose the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4414-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-cmsmasters-content-composer\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91062\">contents of a file<\/a>. On later versions of JDK 8 and newer, only the first line of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-48766-critical-unauthenticated-file-reading-vulnerability-in-netalertx\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50105\">file can be read<\/a> due to improvements in XML parser behavior. Furthermore, DoS attacks, such as &#8220;Billion Laughs&#8221; payloads, can be employed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/sentinelone-services-disruption-an-in-depth-analysis-of-the-recent-cybersecurity-incident\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55531\">disrupt service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1098386975\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47154-exploitation-of-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-libjs-in-ladybird\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42378\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a> using a malicious XML payload:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/api\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/xml\n&lt;!DOCTYPE exploit [\n&lt;!ENTITY xxe SYSTEM &quot;file:\/\/\/etc\/passwd&quot;&gt;\n]&gt;\n&lt;request&gt;\n&lt;param&gt;&amp;xxe;&lt;\/param&gt;\n&lt;\/request&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker tries to retrieve the content of the &#8216;\/etc\/passwd&#8217; file, which contains <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-34509-hardcoded-user-account-in-sitecore-xm-and-xp-enabling-unauthenticated-remote-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62818\">user account<\/a> details on a Unix-like system, by using a malicious XML payload.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to apply the vendor-supplied patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary protection against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-36864-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-gtkwave-3-3-115-with-potential-for-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42494\">potential attacks exploiting this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A severe cybersecurity flaw, identified as CVE-2025-2905, has been discovered in the gateway component of the WSO2 API Manager. This vulnerability, an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, has the potential to compromise system security and leak sensitive data. Given the widespread use of WSO2 API Manager across various industries, this vulnerability could put countless [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[87],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-36824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-dos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36824"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84079,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36824\/revisions\/84079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36824"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=36824"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=36824"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=36824"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=36824"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=36824"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=36824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}