CVE-2018-11586

CRITICAL

SearchBlox 8.6.7 - Unauthenticated XML External Entity Injection via REST API Status Endpoint

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-11586. PoCs published by Ahmet Gurel.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an OOB-XXE vulnerability in SearchBlox 8.6.7, allowing unauthenticated remote file disclosure or SSRF via a crafted XML request to the /searchblox/api/rest/status endpoint.

Description

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in api/rest/status in SearchBlox 8.6.7 allows remote unauthenticated users to read arbitrary files or conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted DTD in an XML request.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Ahmet Gurel · textwebappsjava
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44827

This exploit demonstrates an OOB-XXE vulnerability in SearchBlox 8.6.7, allowing unauthenticated remote file disclosure or SSRF via a crafted XML request to the /searchblox/api/rest/status endpoint.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak | Ssrf
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SearchBlox <= 8.6.7
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · Ability to host an external DTD file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44827/

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.1517
EPSS Percentile 96.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-611 CWE-918
Status published
Products (1)
searchblox/searchblox 8.6.7
Published Jun 05, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026