CVE-2018-11538
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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.5%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 12.47% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 30 May 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Affected
- searchblox/searchblox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 9.5% on 21 September 2026 to 12.5% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 12.7% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147977/SearchBlox-8.6.6-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://gurelahmet.com/cve-2018-11538-csrf-privilege-escalation-creation-of-an-administrator-account-on-searchblox-8-6-6/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44801/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147977/SearchBlox-8.6.6-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://gurelahmet.com/cve-2018-11538-csrf-privilege-escalation-creation-of-an-administrator-account-on-searchblox-8-6-6/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44801/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.