PureVPN CVE-2018-18656 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:105997

Info

PureVPN CVE-2018-18656 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 105997
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2018-18656
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 26 2018 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 26 2018 12:00AM
Credit: Manuel Nader of Trustwave
Vulnerable: PureVPN PureVPN 5.18.2.0
Not Vulnerable: PureVPN PureVPN 6.1

Discussion

PureVPN CVE-2018-18656 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

PureVPN is prone to local information-disclosure vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information that may aid in further attacks.

Versions prior to PureVPN client 6.1.0 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

PureVPN CVE-2018-18656 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

The researcher has created a proof-of-concept to demonstrate the issue. Please see the references for more information.

Solution / Fix

PureVPN CVE-2018-18656 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

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