CVE-2025-15039: Account Takeover via Conditional Authentication Script Logic in Multiple WSO2 Products

Published Aug 6, 2026
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Updated

The Conditional Authentication (Adaptive Authentication) script does not correctly enforce the completion of all required authentication steps when a specific multi-step pattern involving certain authenticators is configured. This allows an attacker to bypass intermediate authentication challenges by exploiting how the script handles callbacks and re-execution of authentication steps.

Successful exploitation allows a malicious actor to gain unauthorized access to a targeted user account. This vulnerability can only be exploited when all of the following conditions are met: the application login flow contains a specific secondary authenticator, the Conditional Authentication script is configured with particular event callbacks and re-executes an authentication step, the targeted user has one of the impacted authenticators enrolled, and the attacker successfully completes any preceding authentication steps.

Affected Software

38 affected components
WSO2 WSO2 Identity Server
WSO2 Api Control Plane>=4.5.0<4.5.0.45
WSO2 Api Control Plane>=4.6.0<4.6.0.9
WSO2 API Manager>=2.6.0<2.6.0.150
WSO2 API Manager>=3.0.0<3.0.0.180
WSO2 API Manager>=3.1.0<3.1.0.356
WSO2 API Manager>=3.2.0<3.2.0.460
WSO2 API Manager>=3.2.1<3.2.1.79
WSO2 API Manager>=4.0.0<4.0.0.381
WSO2 API Manager>=4.1.0<4.1.0.244
WSO2 API Manager>=4.2.0<4.2.0.184
WSO2 API Manager>=4.3.0<4.3.0.95
WSO2 API Manager>=4.4.0<4.4.0.59
WSO2 API Manager>=4.5.0<4.5.0.44
WSO2 API Manager>=4.6.0<4.6.0.8
WSO2 Identity Server>=5.7.0<5.7.0.130
WSO2 Identity Server>=5.8.0<5.8.0.133
WSO2 Identity Server>=5.9.0<5.9.0.173
WSO2 Identity Server>=5.10.0<5.10.0.385
WSO2 Identity Server>=5.11.0<5.11.0.432
WSO2 Identity Server>=6.0.0<6.0.0.259
WSO2 Identity Server>=6.1.0<6.1.0.260
WSO2 Identity Server>=7.0.0<7.0.0.138
WSO2 Identity Server>=7.1.0<7.1.0.49
WSO2 Identity Server>=7.2.0<7.2.0.7
WSO2 Identity Server as Key Manager>=5.7.0<5.7.0.129
WSO2 Identity Server as Key Manager>=5.9.0<5.9.0.179
WSO2 Identity Server as Key Manager>=5.10.0<5.10.0.376
WSO2 Open Banking AM>=1.4.0<1.4.0.143
WSO2 Open Banking AM>=1.5.0<1.5.0.144
WSO2 Open Banking AM>=2.0.0<2.0.0.405
WSO2 Open Banking Iam>=2.0.0<2.0.0.425
WSO2 Open Banking KM>=1.4.0<1.4.0.137
WSO2 Open Banking KM>=1.5.0<1.5.0.127
WSO2 Traffic Manager>=4.5.0<4.5.0.43
WSO2 Traffic Manager>=4.6.0<4.6.0.8
WSO2 Universal Gateway>=4.5.0<4.5.0.44
WSO2 Universal Gateway>=4.6.0<4.6.0.8

Event History

Aug 6, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:33 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:33 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:16 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-15039?

CVE-2025-15039 has a severity rating of critical with a score of 9.4.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-15039?

To fix CVE-2025-15039, apply the latest security patches provided by WSO2 for the affected products.

3

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2025-15039?

CVE-2025-15039 may allow an attacker to take over accounts by bypassing required authentication steps.

4

Which software is affected by CVE-2025-15039?

CVE-2025-15039 affects multiple WSO2 products, specifically the WSO2 Identity Server.

5

When was CVE-2025-15039 published?

CVE-2025-15039 was published on August 6, 2026.

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