CVE-2025-46647
Apache APISIX: improper validation of issuer from introspection discovery url in plugin openid-connect
A vulnerability of plugin openid-connect in Apache APISIX.
This vulnerability will only have an impact if all of the following conditions are met:
- Use the openid-connect plugin with introspection mode
- The auth service connected to openid-connect provides services to multiple issuers
- 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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Apache APISIX: improper validation of issuer from introspection discovery url in plugin openid-connect
A vulnerability of plugin openid-connect in Apache APISIX.
This vulnerability will only have an impact if all of the following conditions are met:
- Use the openid-connect plugin with introspection mode
- The auth service connected to openid-connect provides services to multiple issuers
- 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.
- Record
CVE-2025-46647- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-302
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-19707
A vulnerability of plugin openid-connect in Apache APISIX.
This vulnerability will only have an impact if all of the following conditions are met:
- Use the openid-connect plugin with introspection mode
- The auth service connected to openid-connect provides services to multiple issuers
- 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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-19707- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-495r-5j65-5hp3
A vulnerability of plugin openid-connect in Apache APISIX. This vulnerability will only have an...
A vulnerability of plugin openid-connect in Apache APISIX.
This vulnerability will only have an impact if all of the following conditions are met:
- Use the openid-connect plugin with introspection mode
- The auth service connected to openid-connect provides services to multiple issuers
- 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.
- Record
GHSA-495r-5j65-5hp3- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-302
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability of plugin openid-connect in Apache APISIX.
This vulnerability will only have an impact if all of the following conditions are met:
- Use the openid-connect plugin with introspection mode
- The auth service connected to openid-connect provides services to multiple issuers
- 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.
- Record
CVE-2025-46647- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-302
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache APISIX: improper validation of issuer from introspection discovery url in plugin openid-connect
A vulnerability of plugin openid-connect in Apache APISIX.
This vulnerability will only have an impact if all of the following conditions are met:
- Use the openid-connect plugin with introspection mode
- The auth service connected to openid-connect provides services to multiple issuers
- 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.
- Record
CVE-2025-46647- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-302
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-apisix-2025-46647 No score
Apache APISIX: improper validation of issuer from introspection discovery url in plugin openid-connect
A vulnerability of plugin openid-connect in Apache APISIX.
This vulnerability will only have an impact if all of the following conditions are met:
- Use the openid-connect plugin with introspection mode
- The auth service connected to openid-connect provides services to multiple issuers
- 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.
- Record
BIT-apisix-2025-46647- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apisixBitnami |
before 3.12.0 | 3.12.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-46647 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Apache Apisix, published July 2, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. Fixed in apisix 3.12.0.