Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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ReconObtain or compromise superuser credentials
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DeliveryAuthenticate to Snipe-IT web interface
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ExploitNavigate to backup restore endpoint
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InstallUpload corrupted or invalid ZIP archive
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C2Application wipes database before validation
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ExecuteParse fails post-wipe
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ImpactPermanent irreversible data loss
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A10:2025 - Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions
ASVS 5.0
V16 - Security Logging and Error Handling Exception cleanup procedures
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an active Snipe-IT superuser account; standard user or administrator roles below superuser level cannot access the restore endpoint. The superuser must actively upload a file to the restore endpoint (UI:P in CVSS 4.0 terms, analogous to UI:R in 3.1). No special server-side configuration or non-default feature flag is required - the restore endpoint is part of the standard Snipe-IT installation. What limits exploitation is exclusively the superuser privilege requirement: attackers must first compromise a superuser account or act as a malicious insider. The vulnerability is not exploitable by unauthenticated users or standard authenticated users. Network-level access to the Snipe-IT web interface is also required (AV:N). |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.0 base score of 6.9 accurately reflects the constrained attack surface: PR:H (superuser account required) and UI:P (the privileged user must actively initiate the upload) significantly limit opportunistic exploitation. No public exploit code has been identified and the vulnerability does not appear in CISA KEV, consistent with its high privilege barrier. Real-world risk is therefore bounded by the superuser population - even a mid-sized municipal IT team in kielce managing Snipe-IT deployments faces meaningful exposure only if a superuser account is compromised or a malicious insider is present. That said, the consequence when triggered is catastrophic: VI:H/VA:H with no recovery path means a single malicious or accidental upload to an unpatched instance can permanently destroy the asset inventory. Organizations without database backups external to Snipe-IT's built-in restore feature face complete data loss with no remediation path post-exploitation. The absence of POC code and the PR:H requirement make this a medium operational priority rather than an emergency, but the irreversibility of the impact justifies prompt patching. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who has obtained superuser credentials to a Snipe-IT instance - through phishing, credential stuffing, or insider access - navigates to the backup restore page and uploads a deliberately crafted or randomly corrupted ZIP file. The application immediately wipes the database in preparation for the restore, then fails to parse the invalid archive, leaving the database empty with no recovery path. The entire asset inventory is permanently destroyed in a single authenticated HTTP request. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 09, 2026
Snipe-IT before version 8.7.0 permanently destroys its database when a superuser uploads a corrupted or invalid ZIP archive to the backup restore endpoint, because the wipe operation executes before input validation occurs. The root cause is a validate-after-act ordering flaw (CWE-460): the restore workflow irreversibly clears the database first, then attempts to parse the archive - leaving no rollback path on failure. Exploitation requires superuser privileges and deliberate file upload (CVSS 4.0 PR:H/UI:P), but the consequence is total, unrecoverable data loss for the affected Snipe-IT instance.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Snipe-IT to version 8.7.0 or later, which introduces archive validation before the database wipe step, resolving the ordering flaw. The vendor security advisory is available at https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-4cr5-3hw8-8w5f. Until patching is possible, restrict access to the backup restore endpoint at the web server or application firewall layer - for example, by blocking POST requests to the restore route from all but a single trusted IP. Additionally, ensure external database backups (outside Snipe-IT's own restore feature) are taken and verified on a regular schedule, so any accidental or malicious wipe can be recovered from an independent backup. Reducing the number of active superuser accounts to the minimum necessary limits the exposure surface.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Snipe-IT is an open-source IT asset management system developed by Grokability (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:grokability:snipe-it:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), commonly deployed as a self-hosted web application. The flaw resides in the database restore endpoint, which accepts ZIP-formatted backup archives uploaded by superuser-privileged accounts. CWE-460 (Improper Cleanup on Thrown Exception) captures the root cause: the application performs the destructive database wipe as a first step rather than as a committed operation gated by successful archive validation. When the ZIP is malformed or incomplete, the parse attempt fails after the wipe has already executed, violating transactional integrity. There is no compensating rollback mechanism, meaning the production dataset is permanently lost.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Superuser privilege (PR:H) and active file upload (UI:R) are required; no confidentiality impact, only high integrity and availability destruction.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
Snipe-IT versions before 8.7.0 wipe the database before validating the uploaded backup archive in the restore endpoint. Superusers uploading corrupted or invalid zip files trigger permanent data loss with no recovery path or rollback mechanism.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GitHub repository snipe/snipe-it prior to v.6.2.3. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8),
In Snipe-IT, versions v3.0-alpha to v5.3.7 are vulnerable to Host Header Injection. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this
snipe-it is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remot
snipe-it is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remot
Two-factor authentication bypass in Snipe-IT (all releases before 8.7.0) allows an attacker who already knows a victim's
Session Fixation in GitHub repository snipe/snipe-it prior to 6.0.10. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.0), this vulnerability
Old sessions are not blocked by the login enable function. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.4), this vulnerability is remotel
snipe-it is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remo
Broken authorization in Snipe-IT before 8.6.2 lets an authenticated non-admin user who holds users.view and users.edit -
Privilege escalation via authorization bypass in Snipe-IT versions prior to 8.6.0 allows any authenticated user holding
Improper permission handling in Snipe-IT before 8.6.0 lets a privileged user strip another user's administrative or gran
Snipe-IT before 7.0.10 allows remote code execution (associated with cookie serialization) when an attacker knows the AP
EUVD-2026-74925
GHSA-4872-6frw-cgwv
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