CVE-2018-7500 Privilege escalation in OSIsoft PI Web API

What is CVE-2018-7500?

CVE-2018-7500 is a critical vulnerability in OSIsoft PI Web API, published on 14 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls issue was discovered in OSIsoft PI Web API versions 2017 R2 and prior. Privileges may be escalated, giving attackers access to the PI System via the service account.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7500?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Osisoft Pi Vision, Osisoft Pi Web Api.

How do I fix CVE-2018-7500?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7500 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-7500 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in OSIsoft PI Web API

• CVE-2019-18271 Cross-site request forgery in OSIsoft PI Vision High 8.8
• CVE-2020-25163 OSIsoft PI Vision Cross-site Scripting High 7.7
• CVE-2021-43551 OSIsoft PI Vision Medium 6.5
• CVE-2020-10643 OSIsoft PI System Medium 6.5
• CVE-2019-18275 Missing authorization in OSIsoft PI Vision Medium 6.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-qvpm-fp2p-7wm3.