CVE-2018-6460

moderate-risk
Published 2018-01-31

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.

Do I need to act?

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20.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 80% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
44042
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Anchorfree

References (4)

Exploit https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3604
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44042/
Exploit https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3604
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44042/
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moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 14/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal