Improper input validation in OSIsoft PI Data Archive - CVE-2018-7531

 

Improper input validation in OSIsoft PI Data Archive - CVE-2018-7531

Published: March 15, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11114
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7531
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: OSIsoft
Affected software:
OSIsoft PI Data Archive

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker can cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can use unvalidated custom requests and cause the server to crash.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-7531

Update to version 2017 R2.

Sources