Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A signed-in, low-privileged attacker could exploit Power BI Report Server over the network and potentially expose sensitive information through spoofed or unsafe web content. The CVSS score is 6.5, making this a meaningful but not critical risk. Systems exposed to many users or untrusted networks deserve faster attention.
Executive priority
Schedule prompt remediation through the normal vulnerability-management process, accelerating internet-facing or widely shared deployments. The primary stated business risk is disclosure of sensitive information rather than service disruption. Escalate if affected servers contain confidential reports or regulated data.
Technical view
CVE-2024-43481 affects Microsoft Power BI Report Server May 2024, version 15.0.0. It is categorized as CWE-79. The CVSS vector indicates network reachability, low attack complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, high confidentiality impact, and no stated integrity or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where the affected Power BI Report Server version is deployed and reachable by low-privileged authenticated users. Internet-facing, partner-accessible, or broadly accessible internal servers present greater practical risk. The supplied sources do not identify other products or versions.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not establish active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. CVSS records exploit maturity as unproven. An attacker requires low privileges, but exploitation is network-based, low complexity, and requires no separate victim interaction.
Researcher notes
The assigned vector is CVSS 3.1 6.5: AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. CWE-79 supports a web-content injection or cross-site scripting classification, but the supplied evidence does not describe the precise vulnerable component, injection path, exploit chain, or fixed version.
Mitigation direction
- Apply Microsoft's security update for CVE-2024-43481 according to the MSRC advisory.
- Prioritize externally reachable or broadly accessible Power BI Report Server deployments.
- Restrict server access and authenticated accounts until remediation is verified.
- Review current Microsoft guidance if the applicable update or supported upgrade path is unclear.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Power BI Report Server deployments and identify May 2024 version 15.0.0 installations.
- Confirm the Microsoft security update is installed using approved patch records or server version evidence.
- Verify affected servers are not unnecessarily reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review authentication logs for unexpected low-privileged access before and after remediation.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C2.83.6microsoftVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability timeline
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- Power BI Report Server Spoofing VulnerabilityCVE reference, microsoft · vendor-advisory, patch
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.