# CVE-2023-48710: iTop limit pages/exec.php script to PHP files

> Attackers can retrieve restricted files from the env-production folder via the exec.php script, potentially exposing sensitive data from third-party modules.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g652-q7cc-7hfc

## What is CVE-2023-48710?

CVE-2023-48710 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Combodo Itop, published on 15 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

iTop is an IT service management platform.  Files from the `env-production` folder can be retrieved even though they should have restricted access.  Hopefully, there is no sensitive files stored in that folder natively, but there could be from a third-party module. 
 The `pages/exec.php` script as been fixed to limit execution of PHP files only.  Other file types won't be retrieved and exposed.  The vulnerability is fixed in 2.7.10, 3.0.4, 3.1.1, and 3.2.0.

Weakness: CWE-552 (Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48710?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Combodo Itop.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-48710?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48710 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-48710 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48710 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Combodo Itop

- [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)
- [CVE-2025-47932](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47932/): Combodo iTop vulnerable to reflected XSS in ajax.render.php render_dashboard (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-48710 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-48710 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Combodo Itop, published on 15 Apr 2024. 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-2023-48710 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-2023-48710/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48710/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48710
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48710
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-48710

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48710/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.