Cross-site scripting in OSIsoft PI Vision

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU17722

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19006

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote high-privileged attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Update to version 2017 R2 SP1.

Vulnerable software versions

PI Vision: 2017 R2 - 2017

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:osisoft:pi_vision:2017 R2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:osisoft:pi_vision:2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://techsupport.osisoft.com/Troubleshooting/Alerts/AL00344

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.