An issue was discovered in ExpressVPN on Windows. The Xvpnd.exe process (which runs as a service with SYSTEM privileges) listens on TCP port 2015, which is used as an RPC interface for communication with the client side of the ExpressVPN application. A JSON-RPC protocol over HTTP is used for communication. The JSON-RPC XVPN.GetPreference and XVPN.SetPreference methods are vulnerable to path traversal, and allow reading and writing files on the file system on behalf of the service.
                
            References
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| https://medium.com/@Wflki/https-medium-com-wflki-cve-2018-15490-expressvpn-local-privilege-escalation-d22c86fecc47 | Exploit Third Party Advisory | 
Configurations
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Information
                Published : 2019-01-02 10:29
Updated : 2019-01-30 06:25
NVD link : CVE-2018-15490
Mitre link : CVE-2018-15490
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CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-22
                        
            Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Products Affected
                microsoft
- windows
 
expressvpn
- expressvpn
 


