XXE attack in SearchBlox - CVE-2018-11586
Published: June 11, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13328
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11586
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct XXE attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to XML external entity vulnerability in api/rest/status. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted DTD in an XML request and read arbitrary files or conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks.
Affected software
SearchBlox
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11586
Install update from vendor's website.