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ICSA-21-313-05  ·  Published 2021-11-09  ·  View on CISA ICS-CERT ↗

OSIsoft PI Vision

CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM

Risk Summary

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could lead to information disclosure, modification, or deletion.

Remediations

  • OSIsoft recommends upgrading to PI vision 2021. Information can be found in the OSIsoft PI Vision security bulletin (registration required).
  • Configure Publisher and Explorer roles in PI Vision User Access Levels to restrict which users can create or modify displays.
  • Remove any Limits properties from AF child attributes using PI System Explorer or a bulk editing tool.
  • Use a modern web browser such as Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or Mozilla FireFox. Do not use Microsoft Internet Explorer.
  • If upgrade is not an option, administrators should regularly audit the AF hierarchy to ensure there are no unexpected or unknown elements, attributes, or attribute properties. It is recommended security on elements in AF be configured and enforced in addition to configuring PI point security.
  • Potential unauthorized viewing of PI System data due to this issue is limited to permissions granted to the PI Vision Application Pool Identity.  Configure a dedicated identity mapping for PI Vision servers and manage permissions in accordance with a data classification policy.
  • See OSIsoft customer portal knowledge article for additional details and associated security updates (registration required).

Affected Vendors

OSIsoft LLC

Affected Products (1)

OSIsoft LLC · PI Vision < 2021

Affected Sectors

Multiple Sectors

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