CVE-2020-10610 Path traversal in OSIsoft PI System multiple products and versions

High 7.8 Published Updated

A local attacker can exploit untrusted search path vulnerabilities in OSIsoft PI System to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-10610?

CVE-2020-10610 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in OSIsoft PI System multiple products and versions, published on 24 Jul 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 can modify a search path and plant a binary to exploit the affected PI System software to take control of the local computer at Windows system privilege level, resulting in unauthorized information disclosure, deletion, or modification.

Weakness: CWE-426, CWE-427

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10610?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Osisoft Pi Api, Osisoft Pi Buffer Subsystem, Osisoft Pi Connector, Osisoft Pi Connector Relay, Osisoft Pi Data Archive, Osisoft Pi Data Collection Manager and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-10610?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10610 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2020-10610 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10610 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-56xh-4jcx-q8w7.

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