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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.00%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.00% probability · 61th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-319
- Affected
- flightsimlabs/a320-x
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://forums.flightsimlabs.com/index.php?/topic/16210-malware-in-installer/Issue Tracking
- https://medium.com/%40lukegorman97/flightsimlabs-alleged-malware-analysis-1427c4d23368
- https://www.reddit.com/r/flightsim/comments/7yh4zu/fslabs_a320_installer_seems_to_include_a_chrome/Issue Tracking, Press/Media Coverage
- https://forums.flightsimlabs.com/index.php?/topic/16210-malware-in-installer/Issue Tracking
- https://medium.com/%40lukegorman97/flightsimlabs-alleged-malware-analysis-1427c4d23368
- https://www.reddit.com/r/flightsim/comments/7yh4zu/fslabs_a320_installer_seems_to_include_a_chrome/Issue Tracking, Press/Media Coverage
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.