CVE-2025-46647: Apache APISIX: improper validation of issuer from introspection discovery url in plugin openid-connect
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.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-46647
Problem Types
CWE-302 Authentication Bypass by Assumed-Immutable DataAffected Products
Vendor: Apache Software Foundation
Product: Apache APISIX
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.02% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 3.19% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-07-02 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46647https://lists.apache.org/thread/yrpp2cd3o4qkxlrh421mq8gsrt0k4x0w