Vulnerability · Published Mar 19, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2025-71259BMC FootPrints ITSM 20.20.02 <= 20.24.01.001 Blind SSRF in externalfeed/RSS
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity server-side request forgery in FootPrints from BMC Software, Inc.. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 12.9% (higher than 96% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| BMC Software, Inc. | FootPrints | 20.20.02 – through 20.24.01.001 |
Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://docs.bmc.com/xwiki/bin/view/More-Products/Footprints/FootPrints/fp2024/Release-notes/2024-Release-01-Patch-2/ patch
- https://labs.watchtowr.com/thanks-itsms-threat-actors-have-never-been-so-organized-bmc-footprints-pre-auth-remote-code-execution-chains/ technical-description, exploit
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bmc-footprints-itsm-blind-ssrf-in-externalfeed-rss third-party-advisory