CVE-2024-1248 api manager vulnerability
The silent Just-In-Time (JIT) provisioning feature in federated authentication implementations fails to properly segregate user roles during account creation when a federated user shares a username with a local user. This allows the provisioning process to overwrite existing roles of local users with roles assigned to the federated user. Exploitation requires a federated identity provider (IDP) with silent JIT provisioning enabled and an attacker's knowledge of a local user's username. When these conditions are met, a malicious individual can leverage the JIT provisioning process to modify the roles of local users. The overwritten roles are limited to those defined within the federated IDP, typically granting minimal access rights unless explicitly configured otherwise by the federated IDP administrator.
Quick answer
wso2 api manager should be reviewed and updated if it matches the affected versions. The recommended fix is to apply the vendor-supported patched version or the mitigation steps below, then retest the public website with Fixnx.
Who is affected
Affected versions
- Review vendor advisory for affected versions.
Fixed versions
- Apply the latest vendor-supported patched version.
How to fix it
CVE-2024-1248 affects WSO2 API Manager identity and access-control behavior. Apply the relevant WSO2 update level (3.0.0.153, 3.1.0.267, 3.2.0.351, 4.0.0.269, 4.1.0.169, 5.8.0.101, 5.9.0.138, 5.10.0.284, 5.11.0.321, 5.9.0.148, 5.10.0.280, 2.0.0.313, 2.0.0.333) and review federated JIT provisioning role handling before returning the deployment to normal exposure. Affected ranges in the local record are 3.0.0 through before 3.0.0.153; 3.1.0 through before 3.1.0.267; 3.2.0 through before 3.2.0.351; 4.0.0 through before 4.0.0.269; 4.1.0 through before 4.1.0.169; 5.8.0 through before 5.8.0.101; 5.9.0 through before 5.9.0.138; 5.10.0 through before 5.10.0.284; 5.11.0 through before 5.11.0.321; 5.9.0 through before 5.9.0.148; 5.10.0 through before 5.10.0.280; 2.0.0 through before 2.0.0.313; 2.0.0 through before 2.0.0.333.
- Inventory every WSO2 API Manager, Identity Server, container image, and update channel tied to the affected deployment.
- Compare installed product versions and update levels with the WSO2 advisory ranges for CVE-2024-1248.
- Apply the relevant WSO2 update level or a later vendor-supported release: 3.0.0.153, 3.1.0.267, 3.2.0.351, 4.0.0.269, 4.1.0.169, 5.8.0.101, 5.9.0.138, 5.10.0.284, 5.11.0.321, 5.9.0.148, 5.10.0.280, 2.0.0.313, 2.0.0.333.
- Review identity provider settings, silent JIT provisioning, tenant configuration, SaaS application names, consent scopes, and role mappings for unsafe overlap.
- Temporarily disable risky federated provisioning or multi-tenant consent flows until the patched update is active and verified.
- Audit users, roles, consent grants, tenant application mappings, and recent authentication events for unauthorized changes during the exposure window.
- Deploy first to staging, run authentication and authorization regression tests, then promote to production with monitoring for role changes and cross-tenant access attempts.
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Verify the fix
- Confirm WSO2 product version and update metadata show 3.0.0.153, 3.1.0.267, 3.2.0.351, 4.0.0.269, 4.1.0.169, 5.8.0.101, 5.9.0.138, 5.10.0.284, 5.11.0.321, 5.9.0.148, 5.10.0.280, 2.0.0.313, 2.0.0.333 or a later fixed update level.
- Test federated login, JIT provisioning, role assignment, tenant consent, and SaaS app access boundaries using separate users and tenants.
- Check audit logs for unexpected role overwrites, consent reuse, user data access, or tenant boundary violations after patching.
- Open the generated Fixnx page and confirm the canonical URL ends with api-manager-cve-2024-1248.
- Re-run sitemap validation and confirm api-manager-cve-2024-1248 appears once in sitemap.xml with the full CVE-2024-1248 suffix.
Related categories
Trusted references
FAQ
What is affected by CVE-2024-1248?
wso2 api manager should be checked against the vendor advisory and trusted references linked on this page.
What should I fix first?
Start with internet-facing sites, admin panels, login flows, plugins, themes, modules, packages, and systems that process user-controlled input or sensitive data.
How do I confirm the fix worked?
Apply the patched version or mitigation, clear caches where relevant, retest the affected workflow, and run a new Fixnx scan to verify public website exposure signals.
How are Fixnx security risk categories chosen?
Fixnx keeps one canonical risk page and assigns only broad, relevant categories such as ecosystem, technology area, or vulnerability class.