Spoofing attack in Power BI Report Server - CVE-2020-1173
Published: May 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27828
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1173
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the way Microsoft Power BI Report Server validates the content-type of uploaded attachments. A remote authenticated attacker can upload a specially crafted payload, send it to the user and spoof page content.
Affected software
Power BI Report Server
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1173
Install updates from vendor's website.