CVE-2021-43549 (GCVE-0-2021-43549)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-18 14:18 – Updated: 2024-09-16 23:00
VLAI
Title
OSIsoft PI Web API
Summary
A remote authenticated attacker with write access to a PI Server could trick a user into interacting with a PI Web API endpoint and redirect them to a malicious website. As a result, a victim may disclose sensitive information to the attacker or be provided with false information.
Severity
6.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
icscert CNA under the icscert root
CNA scorecard B 75/100 over 349 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
OSIsoft PI Web API Affected: All versions , ≤ 2019 SPI (custom)
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Date Public
2021-11-09 00:00
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