CVE-2018-18656 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2018-10-26

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:purevpn:purevpn:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-10372	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00044.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Credential-Leak-Flaws-in-Windows-PureVPN-Client/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Purevpn Purevpn

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-10-26T12:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:53:43.315Z

Reserved: 2018-10-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-18656

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-10-26T12:29:00.213

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:56:19.273

Link: CVE-2018-18656

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-522

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