Vulnerability in Square-Enix Final Fantasy Xiv
CVE-2018-7295
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Square-Enix Final Fantasy Xiv — versions 4.21, 4.25
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- raw.githubusercontent.com/WizardShotTheFood/advisories/master/CVE-2018-7295.txt (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-7295?
- CVE-2018-7295 is a high-severity vulnerability in Square-Enix Final Fantasy Xiv, classified under Improper Enforcement of Message Integrity During Transmission in a Communication Channel. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-05-23.
- How severe is CVE-2018-7295?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.