# CVE-2021-32663: Unauthorized setup leads to SSRF in Combodo/iTop

> Unauthenticated attackers can trigger SSRF via the setup process in iTop, potentially accessing internal resources.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Oct 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ghqc-r8f6-q9m9

## What is CVE-2021-32663?

CVE-2021-32663 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Combodo Itop, published on 19 Oct 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

iTop is an open source web based IT Service Management tool. In affected versions an attacker can call the system setup without authentication. Given specific parameters this can lead to SSRF. This issue has been resolved in versions 2.6.5 and 2.7.5 and later

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32663?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Combodo Itop.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-32663?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-32663 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-32663 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32663 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Combodo Itop

- [CVE-2023-48710](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48710/): iTop limit pages/exec.php script to PHP files (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-39214](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39214/): Authenticated users of Combodo iTop can take over any account (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2021-41161](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41161/): XSS in csvimport in 3.0.0-beta versions (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2021-41162](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41162/): Cross-site Scripting in Combodo iTop (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-47773](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47773/): Combodo iTop has XSS vulnerability in /pages/ajax.render.php (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-32663 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-32663 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Combodo Itop, published on 19 Oct 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32663 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Combodo Itop. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32663/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32663/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32663
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32663
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-32663

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32663/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.