Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Mar 19, 2026· Updated Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2025-71259
CVE-2025-71259
Description
BMC FootPrints ITSM versions 20.20.02 through 20.24.01.001 contain a blind server-side request forgery vulnerability in the externalfeed/RSS API component that allows authenticated attackers to trigger arbitrary outbound requests from the server. Attackers can exploit insufficient validation of externally supplied resource references to interact with internal services or cause resource exhaustion impacting 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
2cpe:2.3:a:bmc:footprints_itsm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:bmc:footprints_itsm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=20.20.02,<=20.24.01.001
- (no CPE)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-externalfeed-rssnvdThird 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