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Public proof of concept

CVE-2018-11586

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2018-06-05
  • WeaknessCWE-611 · CWE-918

Am I affected?

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-06-04Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-11586?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-11586?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Searchblox
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.6= 8.6.7no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-44827
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.09.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-611, CWE-918read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score14.7 %read 2026-11-03
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-11-03

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-06-05
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11586?

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.

Is CVE-2018-11586 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-11586 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 14.7% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-11586?

CVE-2018-11586 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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