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CVE-2024-43612: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Microsoft Power BI Report Server - May 2024

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VulnerabilityCVE-2024-43612gcvecve-2024-43612cwe-79
Published: Tue Oct 08 2024 (10/08/2024, 17:35:35 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Microsoft
Product: Power BI Report Server - May 2024

Description

CVE-2024-43612 is a medium severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Power BI Report Server May 2024 version 15. 0. 0. It involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation, which could allow an attacker with high privileges to perform actions via user interaction. An official fix is available to address this issue.

CVSS v3.1

Score 6.9medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

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AILast updated: 06/09/2026, 19:42:10 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability (CVE-2024-43612) in Microsoft Power BI Report Server (version 15.0.0) is classified as CWE-79, indicating improper neutralization of input during web page generation leading to cross-site scripting (XSS). The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.9 (medium severity), with network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring high privileges and user interaction, and impacting confidentiality highly while integrity is low and availability is unaffected. The vulnerability allows an attacker with high privileges to inject malicious scripts that could compromise confidentiality. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with high privileges to execute cross-site scripting attacks, potentially leading to disclosure of sensitive information (high confidentiality impact) but with limited integrity impact and no availability impact. The vulnerability requires user interaction and high privileges, limiting the attack scope.

Mitigation Recommendations

An official fix is available from Microsoft for Power BI Report Server version 15.0.0. Users should apply the vendor-provided patch to remediate this vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the update. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
microsoft
Date Reserved
2024-08-14T01:08:33.552Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
official-fix
Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu

Threat ID: 6a2867268dd33fbd85723238

Added to database: 6/9/2026, 7:19:02 PM

Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 7:42:10 PM

Last updated: 6/10/2026, 5:06:00 AM

Views: 4

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