CVE-2021-41372 HIGH

CVE-2021-41372: Power BI Report Server Spoofing Vulnerability

Vendor Microsoft
Product Power BI Report Server version 1.11.8091.10468
Published November 10, 2021
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

7.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists when Power BI Report Server Template file (pbix) containing HTML files is uploaded to the server and HTML files are accessed directly by the victim. Combining these 2 vulnerabilities together, an attacker is able to upload malicious Power BI templates files to the server using the victim's session and run scripts in the security context of the user and perform privilege escalation in case the victim has admin privileges when the victim access one of the HTML files present in the malicious Power BI template uploaded. The security update addresses the vulnerability by helping to ensure that Power BI Report Server properly sanitize file uploads.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 10, 2021 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated