CVE-2018-7295 — HIGH (8.1) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

ffxivlauncher.exe in Square Enix Final Fantasy XIV 4.21 and 4.25 on Windows is affected by Improper Enforcement of Message Integrity During Transmission in a Communication Channel, allowing a man-in-the-middle attacker to steal user credentials because a session retrieves global.js via http before proceeding to use https. This is fixed in Patch 4.3.

CVSS Score

8.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Square-Enix	Final Fantasy Xiv	4.21

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-924

References

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WizardShotTheFood/advisories/master/CVE-2018-7ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WizardShotTheFood/advisories/master/CVE-2018-7ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-7295?

CVE-2018-7295 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH). ffxivlauncher.exe in Square Enix Final Fantasy XIV 4.21 and 4.25 on Windows is affected by Improper Enforcement of Message Integrity During Transmission in a Communication Channel, allowing a man-in-t...

How severe is CVE-2018-7295?

CVE-2018-7295 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-7295?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Square-Enix Final Fantasy Xiv.