Medium severity · published Dec 15, 2023
CVE-2023-6835
Multiple WSO2 products have been identified as vulnerable due to lack of server-side input validation in the Forum feature, API rating could be manipulated
5.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple WSO2 products have been identified as vulnerable due to lack of server-side input validation in the Forum feature, API rating could be manipulated.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AM
Api Manager · Wso2
2.2.0; 2.5.0; 2.6.0 · source: NVD
IS
Iot Server · Wso2
3.3.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6835
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6835
Vendor Advisory
https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2021/WSO2-2021-1357/
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