# CVE-2023-34443: Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in the run_query.php page in Combodo iTop

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts into the run_query.php page of Combodo iTop, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9mx6-pwpp-j3xx

## What is CVE-2023-34443?

CVE-2023-34443 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Combodo Itop, published on 4 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Combodo iTop is a simple, web based IT Service Management tool. When displaying page Run queries Cross-site Scripting (XSS) are possible for scripts outside of script tags. This has been fixed in versions 2.7.9, 3.0.4, 3.1.0. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34443?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Combodo Itop.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-34443?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-34443 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-34443 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34443 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-2023-34443 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-34443 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Combodo Itop, published on 4 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34443 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-2023-34443/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34443/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34443
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34443
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-34443

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34443/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.