WS02 - Authorization Bypass (CVE-2024-7097)

CVE-2024-7097 is a vulnerability in the SOAP admin service of WSO2 products, enabling attackers to create new user accounts regardless of self-registration settings.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 5th of March 2025.

Data from the CrowdSec community indicates that exploitation of CVE-2024-7097 is highly selective and intelligence-driven. Threat actors use advanced reconnaissance and carefully choose their targets, often as part of sophisticated campaigns or advanced persistent threat operations. In addition, according to the CrowdSec network, attack volume against CVE-2024-7097 has dipped slightly compared to the previous week. Although still commonly targeted, the decline suggests a cooling-off period. Long-term relevance remains, but attention is waning.

Observed exploitation attempts typically target URLs containing /services/userregistrationadminservice.userregistrationadminservicehttpssoap11endpoint.