CVE-2018-6460

HIGH

Hotspot Shield - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via JSONP Callback Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-6460. PoCs published by SecuriTeam.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an information disclosure vulnerability in Hotspot Shield via a JSONP endpoint. By crafting a malicious script, an attacker can extract sensitive information such as VPN connection status and real IP address.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by SecuriTeam · localwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44042

This exploit demonstrates an information disclosure vulnerability in Hotspot Shield via a JSONP endpoint. By crafting a malicious script, an attacker can extract sensitive information such as VPN connection status and real IP address.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Hotspot Shield (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must have Hotspot Shield installed and running · Attacker must be able to execute JavaScript in the victim's browser context
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3604
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44042/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.1118
EPSS Percentile 95.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (1)
anchorfree/hotspot_shield
Published Jan 31, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026