CVE-2020-1173

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Description

A spoofing vulnerability exists in Microsoft Power BI Report Server in the way it validates the content-type of uploaded attachments. An authenticated attacker could exploit the vulnerability by uploading a specially crafted payload and sending it to the user. The attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could then perform actions and run scripts in the security context of the user. This security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring Power BI Report Server properly validates content-type of the attachments when uploading and opening.

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1173

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1173

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-05-21

Updated: 2026-08-19

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01287