# CVE-2025-13489: IBM DevOps Deploy is susceptible to a Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

> Attackers can intercept sensitive information via man-in-the-middle attacks due to cleartext transmission in IBM DevOps Deploy.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 26 Dec 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7m3h-x75f-vj4x

## What is CVE-2025-13489?

CVE-2025-13489 is a medium-severity vulnerability in UCD - IBM DevOps Deploy, published on 15 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM UCD - IBM DevOps Deploy 8.1 through 8.1.2.3 IBM DevOps Deploy transmits data in clear text that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13489?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Devops Deploy.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-13489?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13489 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-13489 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13489 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in UCD - IBM DevOps Deploy

- [CVE-2024-55904](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55904/): IBM DevOps Deploy / IBM UrbanCode Deploy command injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2026-12085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12085/): Information disclosure in UCD - IBM DevOps Deploy (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-14148](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14148/): IBM DevOps Deploy is susceptible to a Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-56469](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-56469/): IBM UrbanCode Deploy (UCD) / IBM DevOps Deploy missing authentication (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-22358](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22358/): IBM UrbanCode Deploy session fixation (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-13489 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-13489 is a medium-severity vulnerability in UCD - IBM DevOps Deploy, published on 15 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13489 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: UCD - IBM DevOps Deploy. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13489/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13489/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13489
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13489
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-13489

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13489/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.