7.8high
CVE-2018-18656
The PureVPN client before 6.1.0 for Windows stores Login Credentials (username and password) in cleartext.
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 30%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The PureVPN client before 6.1.0 for Windows stores Login Credentials (username and password) in cleartext. The location of such files is %PROGRAMDATA%\purevpn\config\login.conf. Additionally, all local users can read this file.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.36% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials
References
- trustwave.com /Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Credential-Leak-Flaws-in-Windows-PureVPN-Client/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-18656
- NVD: CVE-2018-18656
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