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Limited ExploitationCVE-2025-71259Public Exploit

FootPrints - SSRF (CVE-2025-71259)

PublishedMar 19, 2026
First SeenJul 6, 2026
Last Seen
Reported
CVSS5.3
BS
BMC Software, Inc.FootPrints
enterprise_software

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.

psychologyCrowdSec Analysis

CVE-2025-71259 is a blind server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in BMC FootPrints ITSM versions 20.20.02 through 20.24.01.001, specifically within the externalfeed/RSS API component. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to make arbitrary outbound requests from the server, potentially interacting with internal services or causing resource exhaustion that impacts system availability. Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to probe internal networks or disrupt service operations.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 1st of April 2026.

CrowdSec has not observed any significant exploitation activity targeting CVE-2025-71259 across its network. As a result, no community-driven trend analysis is available for this vulnerability at this time.

Attackers exploit the /footprints/servicedesk/externalfeed/RSS endpoint by supplying a crafted feedUrl parameter, forcing the server to make outbound HTTP requests to attacker-controlled or internal URLs, enabling Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF).

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EventDate
CVE Published2026-03-19
Rule Released2026-04-01
CrowdSec First Seen2026-07-06

Related Weaknesses

CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.

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