CVE-2018-18908 Information disclosure in n/a
An attacker can intercept sensitive user data, including usernames, via Man-in-the-Middle attacks due to cleartext HTTP usage in the Sky Go Desktop application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-18908?
CVE-2018-18908 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Sky Go Desktop application 1.0.19-1 through 1.0.23-1 for Windows performs several requests over cleartext HTTP. This makes the data submitted in these requests prone to Man in The Middle (MiTM) attacks, whereby an attacker would be able to obtain the data sent in these requests. Some of the requests contain potentially sensitive information that could be useful to an attacker, such as the victim's Sky username.
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18908?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sky Sky Go.
How do I fix CVE-2018-18908?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18908 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-18908 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18908 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j7c8-cjw7-m5fm.