Pi Web ApiApplication · Osisoft

CVE-2019-13516

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2019-08-15
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 2018 or later.
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95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
In OSIsoft PI Web API and prior, the affected product is vulnerable to a direct attack due to a cross-site request forgery protection setting that has not taken effect.

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 confidence

OSIsoft PI Web API contains a CSRF protection mechanism that is configured but fails to take effect, allowing attackers to execute unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users through malicious cross-site requests.

MitigationVerify and properly enable the CSRF protection setting in PI Web API configuration, or implement/validate proper CSRF token validation to ensure the protection mechanism is actively enforced.

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
Pi Web ApiApplication
Affected:<= 2018

CVSS 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
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify PI Web API version
    Locate the installed PI Web API version through the system registry, installed programs list, or by querying the PI Web API health endpoint if accessible
    Affected if The installed version is 2018 or lower (any version up to and including 2018)
  2. Locate PI Web API configuration files
    Find the PI Web API configuration directory, typically located within the installation folder under the config or settings subdirectory
    Affected if Configuration files are found but CSRF protection is not explicitly enabled or enforced within them
  3. Verify CSRF protection setting status
    Examine the CSRF protection configuration parameter in the PI Web API configuration file - look for settings related to 'EnableCsrfProtection', 'CSRFEnabled', or similar security token enforcement flags
    Affected if The CSRF protection setting exists in configuration but is disabled, set to false, or not being actively validated at runtime
  4. Confirm CSRF token validation is active
    Test the PI Web API by sending a request without the expected CSRF token header and observe whether the request is processed without rejection
    Affected if Requests without CSRF tokens are accepted and processed, indicating the protection mechanism is not taking effect despite configuration

A system is affected if PI Web API version 2018 or lower is installed AND the CSRF protection mechanism, while possibly configured, is not actively enforcing token validation on incoming requests.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 2018
Interim mitigation

Verify and properly enable the CSRF protection setting in PI Web API configuration, or implement/validate proper CSRF token validation to ensure the protection mechanism is actively enforced.

Fix this in Pi Web Api Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
20.0 hours of engineering $3,500
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