CVE-2018-11538 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 12.7% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
servlet/UserServlet in SearchBlox 8.6.6 has CSRF via the u_name, u_passwd1, u_passwd2, role, and X-XSRF-TOKEN POST parameters because of CSRF Token Bypass.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 12.72% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-352 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-06-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| searchblox | searchblox |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SearchBlox 8.6.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery | 2018-05-30 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147977/SearchBlox-8.6.6-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html
- https://gurelahmet.com/cve-2018-11538-csrf-privilege-escalation-creation-of-an-administrator-account-on-searchblox-8-6-6/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44801/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147977/SearchBlox-8.6.6-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html
- https://gurelahmet.com/cve-2018-11538-csrf-privilege-escalation-creation-of-an-administrator-account-on-searchblox-8-6-6/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44801/
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