Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-41266
Used for ransomware!
A path traversal vulnerability found in Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows for versions May 2023 Patch 3 and earlier, February 2023 Patch 7 and earlier, November 2022 Patch 10 and earlier, and August 2022 Patch 12 and earlier allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to generate an anonymous session. This allows them to transmit HTTP requests to unauthorized endpoints. This is fixed in August 2023 IR, May 2023 Patch 4, February 2023 Patch 8, November 2022 Patch 11, and August 2022 Patch 13.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversalInput validation
CVE-2023-41266 is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
This issue is known to have been leveraged as part of a ransomware campaign.
CISA vulnerability name:
Qlik Sense Path Traversal Vulnerability
CISA required action:
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
CISA description:
Qlik Sense contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to create an anonymous session by sending maliciously crafted HTTP requests. This anonymous session could allow the attacker to send further requests to unauthorized endpoints.
Notes:
https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Critical-Security-fixes-for-Qlik-Sense-Enterprise-for-Windows/ta-p/2110801 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41266
Added on
2023-12-07
Action due date
2023-12-28
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-41266
81.91%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 98 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less