Multiple vulnerabilities in OSIsoft PI Vision

Published: 2020-01-15

Risk	Low
Patch available	NO
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2019-18244 CVE-2019-18273
CWE-ID	CWE-532 CWE-79
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	PI Vision Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software
Vendor	OSIsoft

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files

EUVDB-ID: #VU24315

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18244

CWE-ID: CWE-532 - Information Exposure Through Log Files

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software records the service account password in the installation log files when a non-default service account and password are specified during installation or upgrade. A local attacker can gain access to sensitive information on the target system.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

PI Vision: 2017 R2 - 2019

External links

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/icsa-20-014-06

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU24316

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18273

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 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.