CVE-2022-31402
Published: 10 June 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-31402 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Combodo Itop. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
iTop version 3.0.1 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-31402 and assigned CWE-79, that is reachable through the endpoint /itop/webservices/export-v2.php. The flaw received a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.1 reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no required privileges, and required user interaction with changed scope.
An unauthenticated attacker can supply a crafted request to the export-v2.php script; when a victim user follows the resulting link, script content executes inside the iTop application context, allowing limited reading and modification of data visible to that user. The published proof-of-concept demonstrates direct triggering of the reflected XSS condition without authentication.
The listed references point to the iTop project site and a public proof-of-concept repository but contain no statements about patches, work-arounds, or official mitigation guidance. The associated EPSS score has remained essentially flat near 0.166 with no material rise after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-52911
Vulnerability details
ITOP v3.0.1 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via /itop/webservices/export-v2.php.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.