# CVE-2020-25163: OSIsoft PI Vision Cross-site Scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious code into PI Vision displays via ProcessBook files, leading to unauthorized data access or modification.

- **Severity:** High 7.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-73f9-qmm9-x75r

## What is CVE-2020-25163?

CVE-2020-25163 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in OSIsoft PI Vision, published on 18 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A remote attacker with write access to PI ProcessBook files could inject code that is imported into OSIsoft PI Vision 2020 versions prior to 3.5.0. Unauthorized information disclosure, modification, or deletion is also possible if a victim views or interacts with the infected display. This vulnerability affects PI System data and other data accessible with victim’s user permissions.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25163?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Osisoft Pi Vision.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-25163?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-25163 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-25163 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25163 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in OSIsoft PI Vision

- [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-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)
- [CVE-2019-18275](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18275/): Missing authorization in OSIsoft PI Vision (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-25163 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-25163 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in OSIsoft PI Vision, published on 18 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25163 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OSIsoft PI Vision. 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-2020-25163/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25163/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-25163
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25163
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-25163

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