CVE-2020-0618: Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Description

Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services contains a deserialization vulnerability when handling page requests incorrectly. An authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the Report Server service account.

Required action (CISA)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0618 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0618

Weakness behind it

CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-502. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.

References

• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0618
• KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog