Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate to iTop with low-privilege account
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DeliveryCraft AJAX request to ajax.render.php
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ExploitTrigger server-side PHP exception
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ExecutionRead raw exception message in HTTP response
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PersistExtract internal paths or schema details
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ImpactUse reconnaissance to plan further attack
Vulnerability Assessment
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OWASP Top 10:2025
A10:2025 - Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions
ASVS 5.0
V16 - Security Logging and Error Handling Error message sanitization
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Discovery 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 with at least low-privilege access to the iTop web interface (PR:L per CVSS vector). The attacker must trigger a server-side PHP exception through the AJAX layer (pages/ajax.render.php), which requires some form of user interaction or intentional request crafting (UI:R per CVSS). No special iTop configuration or feature flag is required beyond the application being reachable over the network - iTop's default installation is affected. Exploitation is limited by the authentication requirement: unauthenticated external actors cannot trigger this path. Additionally, the information yielded is application-internal metadata (paths, schema hints), not credentials or session tokens directly, limiting standalone impact. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N scores 3.5 (Low), consistent with a post-authentication, limited-scope information disclosure. PR:L confirms that only authenticated users can trigger this, significantly narrowing the attacker pool. UI:R suggests that some interactive action is required to induce the error condition. There is no CISA KEV listing and no public proof-of-concept; no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis. Real-world risk is low in isolation: the vulnerability yields reconnaissance value (internal paths, schema hints) rather than direct compromise. The primary concern is chaining - a low-privilege user could harvest disclosed exception details to inform a subsequent, higher-severity attack. Organizations running iTop as an externally accessible portal with broad user bases should prioritize patching over those with internal-only deployments. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated iTop user with minimal privileges crafts or triggers an AJAX request to pages/ajax.render.php that causes an unhandled PHP exception - for instance, by submitting malformed input to an object manipulation endpoint. Prior to 3.2.3, the raw exception message is returned in the HTTP response, potentially revealing internal file system paths, class names, or database query fragments. The attacker collects these details to map the application internals and inform further exploitation attempts. No public proof-of-concept exists at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 21, 2026
Sensitive information disclosure in Combodo iTop prior to version 3.2.3 leaks raw exception messages to authenticated users through the application's AJAX rendering layer. In ajax.render.php, caught exceptions were echoed back to the browser via $e->GetMessage() (HTML-escaped to prevent XSS, but not content-filtered), potentially exposing internal file paths, database schema details, stack context, or configuration fragments. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and the low CVSS score of 3.5 reflects limited practical impact; however, the disclosed internals can meaningfully assist further reconnaissance.
RemediationAI
Upgrade to Combodo iTop 3.2.3 or later, which is the vendor-released patch resolving this issue. The fix is confirmed in commit 170014e8f0a01fb8f8581902c665ff5c1fcc1168 (https://github.com/Combodo/iTop/commit/170014e8f0a01fb8f8581902c665highly8f8f8581902c665ff5c1fcc1168) and vendor advisory GHSA-ghr8-5898-6rjh. If an immediate upgrade is not possible, a compensating control is to restrict iTop access to trusted internal networks or VPN only, reducing the attacker pool to already-trusted users and preventing external reconnaissance. Alternatively, custom WAF rules blocking AJAX error responses containing stack-trace or path indicators can reduce leakage, though this approach is fragile and not a substitute for patching.
Affected VersionsENISA
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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iTop (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:combodo:itop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) is a PHP-based open-source ITSM web application. The vulnerable codepath is pages/ajax.render.php, which handles server-side AJAX requests. The flaw is classified under CWE-209 (Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information): exception objects were caught and their message strings directly rendered to the HTTP response via utils::EscapeHtml($e->GetMessage()). While EscapeHtml prevents cross-site scripting, it does nothing to redact application-internal content. The fix (commit 170014e8f0) replaces the raw exception message with a generic localized string - Dict::S('UI:PageTitle:FatalError') - ensuring no internal detail surfaces in the response.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Authenticated attacker triggers error via crafted AJAX request without victim interaction; PR:L confirmed, UI:N because the attacker acts alone.
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CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Combodo iTop is a web based IT service management tool. Prior to 3.2.3, there is sensitive information disclosure in the error messages. This issue has been fixed in version 3.2.3.
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Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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