What is CVE-2018-7259?

CVE-2018-7259 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Flightsimlabs A320-X, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-7259?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Flightsimlabs A320-X

CVE-2018-7259

The FSX / P3Dv4 installer 2.0.1.231 for Flight Sim Labs A320-X sends a user's Google account credentials to http://installLog.flightsimlabs.com/LogHandler3.ashx if a pirated serial number has been entered, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, e.g., by sniffing the network for cleartext HTTP traffic. This behavior was removed in 2.0.1.232.

EPSS: 0.010 (59.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Flightsimlabs A320-x — versions 2.0.1.231
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Press/Media Coverage)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7259?: CVE-2018-7259 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Flightsimlabs A320-X, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-7259?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.