CVE-2018-6460 Information disclosure in n/a
An unauthenticated attacker can extract sensitive VPN configuration and real IP address data via a local web server vulnerability in Hotspot Shield.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-6460?
CVE-2018-6460 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Hotspot Shield runs a webserver with a static IP address 127.0.0.1 and port 895. The web server uses JSONP and hosts sensitive information including configuration. User controlled input is not sufficiently filtered: an unauthenticated attacker can send a POST request to /status.js with the parameter func=$_APPLOG.Rfunc and extract sensitive information about the machine, including whether the user is connected to a VPN, to which VPN he/she is connected, and what is their real IP address.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6460?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Anchorfree Hotspot Shield.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6460?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6460 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-6460 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6460 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j5ch-4g5w-xfgv.