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From: Egidio Romano <n0b0d13s () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:14:07 +0200

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SocialEngine <= 7.8.0 Blind Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability
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[-] Software Link:

https://socialengine.com


[-] Affected Versions:

Versions 7.8.0, 7.7.0, and likely prior versions.


[-] Vulnerability Description:

User input passed through the "uri" request parameter to the
/core/link/preview endpoint is not properly sanitized before being
used as URL to send an HTTP request from the web server. This can be
exploited by remote, authenticated attackers to carry out blind
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks by using URLs like the
following:

https://[socialengine]/core/link/preview/format/json?uri=http://localhost:3306/


[-] Solution:

No official solution is currently available.


[-] Disclosure Timeline:

[02/02/2026] - Vulnerability confirmed on version 7.7.0

[02/02/2026] - Vendor notified

[09/02/2026] - Vendor response stating "We are currently validating
your report... If this issue is confirmed, we will prioritize
appropriate fixes and include them in an upcoming update."

[27/02/2026] - Vendor released version 7.8.0, but the vulnerability is
still not fixed

[02/03/2026] - Vendor contacted again

[09/03/2026] - Vendor response stating "We will check and update you."

[23/03/2026] - Vendor notified about 60-day disclosure deadline policy

[25/03/2026] - Vendor response stating "Regarding this issue, we were
unable to fully understand the concern. Could you please provide more
detailed information or steps to reproduce the issue?"

[25/03/2026] - Vendor was provided with more details and guidance on
how to fix the vulnerability

[03/04/2026] - Reached 60-day disclosure deadline, still no official solution

[21/04/2026] - CVE identifier requested

[22/04/2026] - CVE identifier assigned

[23/04/2026] - Public disclosure


[-] CVE Reference:

CVE-2026-41461 has been assigned to this vulnerability.


[-] Credits:

Vulnerability discovered by Egidio Romano.


[-] Original Advisory:

https://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2026-07
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