CVE-2025-9973

Published May 11, 2026

Last updated 11 days ago

CVSS medium 6.4

Overview

Description
Due to not validating the organization context when executing adaptive authentication flows, the WSO2 Identity Server allows adaptive authentication logic to be triggered on unintended organizations. A malicious actor with privileges to configure adaptive authentication within one organization can leverage this functionality to execute authentication logic on other organizations and sub-organizations. This flaw allows bypassing authorization boundaries between organizations, leading to unauthorized access to critical operations and user accounts in other organizations. When adaptive authentication is enabled in a multi-organization deployment, a malicious actor with privileges to configure adaptive authentication in one organization could exploit this feature to perform critical operations in other organizations without authorization. This may result in privilege escalation, unauthorized access to resources, and potential account takeover across organizations.
Source
ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
identity_server

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
7.2
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
1.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CWE-284

Social media

Hype score
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  1. CVE-2025-9973 Due to not validating the organization context when executing adaptive authentication flows, the WSO2 Identity Server allows adaptive authentication logic to be trigger… https://t.co/4XBTsraZYz

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  2. CVE-2025-9973 Authorization Bypass in WSO2 Identity Server Adaptive Authentication Multi-Organization Deployments https://t.co/bRbPXXQ9v2

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Configurations

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References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.