# CVE-2019-18244: Information disclosure in OSIsoft PI System multiple products and versions

> A local attacker can view sensitive information in log files if service accounts are customized during PI Vision installation or upgrade.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3jf8-gh66-pxvp

## What is CVE-2019-18244?

CVE-2019-18244 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OSIsoft PI System multiple products and versions, published on 15 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In OSIsoft PI System multiple products and versions, a local attacker could view sensitive information in log files when service accounts are customized during installation or upgrade of PI Vision. The update fixes a previously reported issue.

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18244?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Osisoft Pi Vision.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-18244?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18244 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-18244 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in OSIsoft PI System multiple products and versions

- [CVE-2018-7500](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7500/): Privilege escalation in OSIsoft PI Web API (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-18271](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18271/): Cross-site request forgery in OSIsoft PI Vision (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-25163](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25163/): OSIsoft PI Vision Cross-site Scripting (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2021-43551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43551/): OSIsoft PI Vision (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2020-10643](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10643/): OSIsoft PI System (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-18244 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-18244 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OSIsoft PI System multiple products and versions, published on 15 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OSIsoft PI System multiple products and versions. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18244/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18244/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-18244
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18244
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-18244

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18244/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.