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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-11586 is rated High Exploit Risk (87/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 32.61%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44827 | exploit_db | edb | 2018-06-04 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-12-20 | 33.66% | 32.61% | -1.06% |
| 2 | 2025-11-21 | 40.95% | 33.66% | -7.28% |
| 3 | 2025-11-18 | — | 40.95% | — |
Full EPSS history (25 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.0 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| searchblox | searchblox | 8.6.7 | cpe:2.3:a:searchblox:searchblox:8.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148032/SearchBlox-8.6.7-XML-External-Entity-Injection.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://gurelahmet.com/searchblox-8-6-7-out-of-band-xml-external-entity-oob-xxe-cve-2018-11586/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44827/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |