# CVE-2023-28640: Apiman vulnerable to permissions bypass due to missing check on API key URL

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-28640-apiman-vulnerable-to-permissions-bypass-due-to-missing-check-on  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-03-27  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-28640 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-03-27

Apiman vulnerable to permissions bypass due to missing check on API key URL

Technologies: [io.apiman:apiman-manager-api-rest-impl (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/io-apiman-apiman-manager-api-rest-impl). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-28640 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-28640 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-28640?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 27 March 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** io.apiman:apiman-manager-api-rest-impl (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.1.0.Final.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-28640?** Yes. io.apiman:apiman-manager-api-rest-impl (Maven): upgrade to 3.1.0.Final or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-28640?** Check whether you run io.apiman:apiman-manager-api-rest-impl (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- io.apiman:apiman-manager-api-rest-impl (Maven): upgrade to 3.1.0.Final or later

  ```sh
  # set io.apiman:apiman-manager-api-rest-impl to 3.1.0.Final in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- io.apiman:apiman-manager-api-rest-impl (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.1.0.Final

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-28640
- GHSA-m6f8-hjrv-mw5f

## Related threats

- [Apiman has potential permissions bypass](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-47551-apiman-has-potential-permissions-bypass)
- [Duplicate Advisory: Apiman has insufficient checks for read permissions](https://junglewise.ai/threats/duplicate-advisory-apiman-has-insufficient-checks-for-read-permissions-7e308c79)