# CVE-2018-6460: Hotspot Shield runs a webserver with a static IP address 127.0.0.1 and port 895.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2018-01-31 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3604
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44042/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44042

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