Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Mar 19, 2026· Updated Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2025-71258
CVE-2025-71258
Description
BMC FootPrints ITSM versions 20.20.02 through 20.24.01.001 contain a blind server-side request forgery vulnerability in the searchWeb API component that allows authenticated attackers to cause the server to initiate arbitrary outbound requests. Attackers can exploit improper URL validation to perform internal network scanning or interact with internal services, impacting system availability. The following hotfixes remediate the vulnerability: 20.20.02, 20.20.03.002, 20.21.01.001, 20.21.02.002, 20.22.01, 20.22.01.001, 20.23.01, 20.23.01.002, and 20.24.01.
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Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:bmc:footprints_itsm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=20.20.02,<=20.24.01.001
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- docs.bmc.com/xwiki/bin/view/More-Products/Footprints/FootPrints/fp2024/Release-notes/2024-Release-01-Patch-2/nvdPatch
- labs.watchtowr.com/thanks-itsms-threat-actors-have-never-been-so-organized-bmc-footprints-pre-auth-remote-code-execution-chains/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bmc-footprints-itsm-blind-ssrf-in-searchwebnvdThird Party Advisory
News mentions
1- The Most Organized Threat Actors Use Your ITSM (BMC FootPrints Pre-Auth Remote Code Execution Chains)watchTowr Labs · Mar 18, 2026