Blind SSRF in SocialEngine /core/link/preview
CVE-2026-41461 is a blind server-side request forgery vulnerability in SocialEngine 7.8.0 and earlier. The flaw is in the /core/link/preview endpoint, where attacker-controlled input supplied via the uri request parameter is not properly sanitized before being used to construct an outbound HTTP request from the application server. Because the application fetches the supplied URL on behalf of the user, an authenticated remote attacker can cause the SocialEngine server to send requests to arbitrary destinations, including internal RFC1918 hosts, loopback addresses, and other services not directly exposed externally. Public reporting notes exploitation examples such as requesting http://localhost:3306/ through the vulnerable endpoint. The issue is characterized as blind SSRF because the attacker triggers server-side requests without necessarily receiving the full response body directly.
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A blind server-side request forgery vulnerability in SocialEngine /core/link/preview affecting versions 7.8.0 and prior, allowing authenticated remote attackers to trigger outbound HTTP requests to arbitrary URLs, including internal and loopback addresses, enabling internal network enumeration and access to otherwise non-exposed services.
A blind SSRF vulnerability in SocialEngine's /core/link/preview endpoint caused by improper sanitization of the uri parameter, allowing remote authenticated attackers to induce server-side HTTP requests.
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