Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate to iTop with low-privilege credentials
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DeliveryCraft search query targeting restricted object class
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ExploitSubmit AJAX request to GetDataForTable endpoint
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ExecutionBypass absent authorization check
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ImpactReceive unauthorized IT management object data
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a valid authenticated session in Combodo iTop with at least low-privilege user rights (confirmed by CVSS PR:L). The vulnerable code path is triggered through the iTop search interface when the AJAX call reaches AjaxRenderController::GetDataForTable() - no special or non-default configuration is needed, as the missing authorization check is present in all default iTop deployments prior to 3.2.3. The iTop instance must be reachable over a network (AV:N). Exploitation is limited to users who can authenticate; unauthenticated exploitation is not supported by the available data. The scope of data exposure varies by deployment: environments with granular role-based object class restrictions will expose more sensitive data than those with homogeneous permissions. |
| Impact | The NVD-assigned CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H scores 8.8, reflecting a network-accessible, low-complexity exploit requiring only a low-privilege session. The network and low-privilege signals are consistent with the code evidence: any authenticated iTop user can trigger the vulnerable AJAX endpoint. However, the I:H and A:H impact ratings are not well-supported by the advisory text, which describes only unauthorized read access to object information - integrity and availability impacts appear to be inferred rather than demonstrated. No EPSS score was provided, so exploitation probability cannot be independently quantified. There is no CISA KEV listing and no known public POC, suggesting exploitation has not been widely observed. Organizations where iTop role segmentation is actively used to separate sensitive IT asset classes - for example, separating helpdesk staff from contract or infrastructure data - face a meaningful risk that authenticated low-privilege users can bypass those controls entirely. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated iTop helpdesk agent with read access restricted to their assigned Configuration Items crafts a search query against an object class outside their permitted scope (such as financial contracts or infrastructure records) and submits it to the AjaxRenderController AJAX endpoint. Because GetDataForTable() does not verify read permissions before returning results, the full dataset for the queried class is returned to the attacker. No public POC has been identified, but the fix commit provides sufficient detail to reconstruct the exploit path. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 21, 2026
Missing object-level authorization in Combodo iTop prior to 3.2.3 allows authenticated users to retrieve IT management objects outside their permitted access scope via the search interface. The flaw resides in AjaxRenderController::GetDataForTable(), which returned DBObjectSet results without calling UserRights::IsActionAllowed() - confirmed by the fix commit. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, but the low-privilege, network-accessible attack path makes this a credible threat for any multi-tenant or role-segmented iTop deployment.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Combodo iTop to version 3.2.3 or later, which is the vendor-confirmed fixed release per GitHub security advisory GHSA-3r3r-j29m-3v43. The patch is implemented in commit b3223eb9b6bc1514276f8f321db1e27db6f42808 (https://github.com/Combodo/iTop/commit/b3223eb9b6bc1514276f8f321db1e27db6f42808), adding mandatory UserRights::IsActionAllowed() checks in AjaxRenderController::GetDataForTable() before any object data is returned. For organizations that cannot patch immediately, restricting access to the iTop web interface to trusted internal networks or requiring VPN authentication reduces the attack surface from the full internet to already-authenticated internal users - though it does not eliminate the underlying flaw. No configuration-level workaround can substitute for the missing code-level authorization checks.
Affected VersionsENISA
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
iTop is a PHP-based web ITSM application by Combodo that uses a custom ORM and role-based access control layer (UserRights). The vulnerable method, AjaxRenderController::GetDataForTable(), is an AJAX endpoint that renders tabular search results from a DBObjectSet. The CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) root cause is confirmed directly by the commit diff: the method iterated over object classes and returned data without ever invoking UserRights::IsActionAllowed($oSet->GetClass(), UR_ACTION_READ, ...). The fix adds two distinct checks - one for the primary class of the result set and one for each aliased sub-class - meaning multi-class relational queries could previously leak data from classes entirely outside the user's access profile. CPE cpe:2.3:a:combodo:itop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* with no lower version bound indicates the flaw likely spans the entire version history prior to 3.2.3.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Network-exploitable by any authenticated user (PR:L, AV:N); only unauthorized read access is described in the advisory and code, so I:N and A:N.
Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M).
CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Combodo iTop is a web based IT service management tool. Prior to 3.2.3, users can access to unauthorized object information through the search operation. This issue has been fixed in version 3.2.3.
Executive ViewAI
Combodo iTop versions prior to 3.2.3 contain an object-level authorization bypass in the search interface that allows authenticated users to access IT management data beyond their assigned permissions. This creates a data exposure and compliance risk across multi-tenant deployments or segmented environments where user access is restricted by role.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) restrict or disable search-interface access to administrative roles only; (2) implement comprehensive audit logging of all object retrieve and search operations; (3) conduct role-based access control review to enforce least-privilege principles; (4) apply network segmentation to limit exposure; (5) monitor audit logs for signs of unauthorized data access.
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Attack Technique
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