CVE-2025-13718

# CVE-2025-13718 PoC - Network Traffic Sniffing # This PoC demonstrates sniffing cleartext traffic from affected IBM Sterling PEM import socket import struct from datetime import datetime def sniff_cleartext_traffic(interface='eth0', target_host=None): """ Sniff network traffic to detect cleartext sensitive information in IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager communications. Note: Requires root/admin privileges and proper network access. This PoC is for authorized security testing only. """ print(f"[*] Starting traffic capture on {interface}") print(f"[*] Target: {target_host or 'All hosts'}") print(f"[*] Time: {datetime.now().isoformat()}") print("[*] Looking for cleartext sensitive data in HTTP/S communications...") # Initialize packet capture (requires scapy or similar library) # sniff(filter=f"host {target_host}", iface=interface, count=100) # Example cleartext indicators to look for: cleartext_indicators = [ "password=", "token=", "sessionId=", "Authorization:", "JSESSIONID=", "userId=", "api_key=" ] print("[*] Cleartext indicators to detect:") for indicator in cleartext_indicators: print(f" - {indicator}") print("\n[!] Mitigation: Enable TLS/SSL encryption on all communications") print("[!] Update to patched version: 6.2.3.6 or 6.2.4.3") def verify_tls_configuration(host, port=443): """ Verify if TLS is properly configured on the target. """ try: context = __import__('ssl').create_default_context() with __import__('socket').create_connection((host, port), timeout=10) as sock: with context.wrap_socket(sock, server_hostname=host) as ssock: cert = ssock.getpeercert() cipher = ssock.cipher() print(f"[+] TLS properly configured: {cipher[0]}") return True except Exception as e: print(f"[-] TLS configuration issue: {e}") return False if __name__ == "__main__": # Replace with actual target target = "example.ibm-stirling-pem.com" sniff_cleartext_traffic(target_host=target)

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