Hotspot Shield Information Disclosure

### Vulnerability SummaryThe following advisory describes a information disclosure found in Hotspot Shield.Hotspot Shield “provides secure and private access to a free and open internet. Enabling access to social networks, sports, audio and video streaming, news, dating, gaming wherever you are.”### CreditAn independent security researcher, Paulos Yibelo, has reported this vulnerability to Beyond Security’s SecuriTeam Secure Disclosure program.### Vendor response“Thank you very much again for contacting us. The info is being reviewed and if there are any questions/comments, we’ll contact you by re-opening this ticket”### Vulnerability detailsThe HotspotShiled product runs webserver with a static IP 127.0.0.1 and port 895.The web server using JSONP and hosts sensitive information, including, configuration.User controlled input is not sufficiently filterd, an unauthenticated attacker can send a POST request to /status.js with parameter func=`$_APPLOG.Rfunc` and extract sensitive information about the machine, including wheater the user is connected to VPN, to which VPN he/she is connected to what their real IP address.