#VU17722 Cross-site scripting in PI Vision - CVE-2018-19006

Vulnerability identifier: #VU17722

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
PI Vision
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: OSIsoft

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

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

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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.