# CVE-2020-15865: A Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Stimulsoft (aka Stimulsoft Reports) 2013.1.1600.0 allows an attacker to encode C# scripts as base-6

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-08-18 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Stimulsoft (aka Stimulsoft Reports) 2013.1.1600.0 allows an attacker to encode C# scripts as base-64 in the report XML file so that they will be compiled and executed on the server that processes this file. This can be used to fully compromise the server.

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## References

- http://burninatorsec.blogspot.com/2018/11/reporting-c-serialization-remote-code.html

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