CVE-2023-6835
WSO2 API Manager allows attackers to change the API rating
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-6835- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-3309
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-3309- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w7rx-824v-rgx5
WSO2 API Manager allows attackers to change the API rating
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.
- Record
GHSA-w7rx-824v-rgx5- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-6835- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-6835- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w7rx-824v-rgx5
WSO2 API Manager allows attackers to change the API rating
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.
- Record
GHSA-w7rx-824v-rgx5- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:forumMaven |
through 9.0.78 | None known |
org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:forumMaven |
through 9.0.78, plus listed versions 1.3.01.3.11.3.21.3.31.4.0 Show 45 moreShow less2.0.02.0.14.3.04.3.15.0.05.0.15.0.25.0.35.0.45.0.56.0.06.0.16.0.26.0.36.0.46.0.56.1.0-alpha6.1.1-beta6.1.106.1.1006.1.1016.1.1026.1.1036.1.1046.1.1056.1.1066.1.1076.1.1086.1.1096.1.116.1.1106.1.1116.1.1126.1.1136.1.1146.1.1156.1.1166.1.1176.1.1186.1.1196.1.126.1.1206.1.1216.1.1226.1.123 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-6835 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Wso2 Api Manager, published December 15, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2021/WSO2-2021-1357
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6835
github.com/wso2/carbon-apimgt/commit/2e9591b72bc286dfcd22b57768e984d867c902ba
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