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TI-2018-04747 Aliases CVE-2018-6460GHSA-j5ch-4g5w-xfgv

Hotspot Shield runs a webserver with a static IP address 127.0.0.1 and port 895.

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.1098 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:anchorfree:hotspot_shield:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableAnchorfree
  • cpe:2.3:a:anchorfree:hotspot_shield:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Anchorfree

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-6460
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j5ch-4g5w-xfgv

References

Exploit 2

Sources

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