PT-2018-14566
CVE-2018-18656
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Published
2018-10-26
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Updated
2020-08-24
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
PureVPN client versions prior to 6.1.0
Description
The issue concerns the storage of login credentials in cleartext. Specifically, the
username and password are stored in a file located at %PROGRAMDATA%purevpnconfiglogin.conf. This file is readable by all local users, which poses a security risk.Recommendations
For versions prior to 6.1.0, update to version 6.1.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the
%PROGRAMDATA%purevpnconfiglogin.conf file to minimize the risk of exploitation. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾