CVE-2024-3468 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in AVEVA PI Web API

High 8.4 Published Updated

An attacker can execute malicious code on the PI Web API environment by tricking a user into importing attacker-supplied XML content.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2024-3468?

CVE-2024-3468 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in AVEVA PI Web API, published on 12 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

There is a vulnerability in AVEVA PI Web API that could allow malicious code to execute on the PI Web API environment under the privileges of an interactive user that was socially engineered to use API XML import functionality with content supplied by an attacker.

Weakness: CWE-502

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3468?

How do I fix CVE-2024-3468?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3468 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2024-3468 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3468 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-56c5-9v4w-8rjp.

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