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CVE-2025-46647

5.3 · MEDIUM

A vulnerability of plugin openid-connect in Apache APISIX.

Published Jul 2, 2025CWE-302EPSS 0.48%

Overview

CVE-2025-46647 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 2, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability of plugin openid-connect in Apache APISIX.

This vulnerability will only have an impact if all of the following conditions are met:

1. Use the openid-connect plugin with introspection mode

2. The auth service connected to openid-connect provides services to multiple issuers

3. Multiple issuers share the same private key and relies only on the issuer being different

If affected by this vulnerability, it would allow an attacker with a valid account on one of the issuers to log into the other issuer.

This issue affects Apache APISIX: until 3.12.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.12.0 or higher.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-46647?

CVE-2025-46647 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 2, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-46647?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-46647?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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