CVE-2018-7500
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls issue was discovered in OSIsoft PI Web API versions 2017 R2 and prior. Privileges may be escalated, giving attackers access to the PI System via the service account.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA privilege escalation vulnerability in OSIsoft PI Web API versions 2017 R2 and prior allows attackers to elevate their privileges and gain unauthorized access to the PI System through the service account due to improper permissions, privileges, and access controls.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 2017= 2017= 2017CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify PI Web API versionLocate the installed PI Web API version through the system's program information, PI System deployment tools, or web API help/about page (typically at /piwebapi/help)Affected if Version is 2017 or 2017 R2 or any version prior to 2017 R2 (2017 R2 and prior)
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Identify PI Vision versionLocate the installed PI Vision version through the system's program information or PI Vision administration interfaceAffected if Version is exactly 2017
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Check if PI Web API is deployed and accessibleVerify whether the PI Web API service is running and network-accessible in the environmentAffected if PI Web API 2017 R2 or prior is deployed and accessible on the network
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Review service account configurationExamine the service account used by PI Web API and its permissions within the PI System, looking for overly broad privileges or missing access controlsAffected if The service account has elevated privileges or lacks proper permission restrictions that could be exploited for privilege escalation
Environment is affected if PI Web API version 2017 R2 or prior, or PI Vision version 2017, is installed and the web API service is accessible, combined with service account permissions that lack proper restrictions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate PI Web API to a version beyond 2017 R2 that contains the security fix, and review user role configurations and service account permissions.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2018-7500 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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