CVE-2018-25241 | VPNBrowser VPN Browser+ 1.1.0.0 search missing authentication (Exploit 46198 / EDB-46198)

VDB-355353 · CVE-2018-25241 · EXPLOIT 46198 VPNBROWSER VPN BROWSER+ 1.1.0.0 SEARCH MISSING AUTHENTICATION HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 6.1 $0-$5k 0.55+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability was found in VPNBrowser VPN Browser+ 1.1.0.0. It has been classified as critical. This impacts the function Search. Performing a manipulation results in missing authentication. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-25241. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. Detailsinfo A vulnerability was found in VPNBrowser VPN Browser+ 1.1.0.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function search. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is: VPN Browser+ 1.1.0.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to crash the application by submitting oversized input through the search functionality. Attackers can paste a large buffer of characters into the search bar to trigger an unhandled exception that terminates the application. The weakness was presented by 0xB9 as 46198. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-25241 since 04/04/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (46198). Productinfo Type Network Encryption Software Vendor VPNBrowser Name VPN Browser+ Version 1.1.0.0 CPE 2.3info 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA CVSS-B Score: 🔒 CNA CVSS-BT Score: 🔒 CNA Vector: 🔒 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1 VulDB Base Score: 5.3 VulDB Temp Score: 4.8 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 7.5 CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Missing authentication CWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: No Local: No Remote: Yes Availability: 🔒 Access: Public Status: Proof-of-Concept Download: 🔒 Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Exploit-DB: 🔒 Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: no mitigation known Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Timelineinfo 04/04/2026 Advisory disclosed 04/04/2026 +0 days CVE reserved 04/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 04/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Advisory: 46198 Researcher: 0xB9 Status: Not defined CVE: CVE-2018-25241 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-25241 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-355353 scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013 Entryinfo Created: 04/04/2026 19:44 Changes: 04/04/2026 19:44 (81) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:8CC:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸