Known Exploited Vulnerability
8.2
HIGH
CVE-2023-41266
Qlik Sense Path Traversal Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 29, 2023, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 29, 2024, 2:36 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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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.

Required Action :

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

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

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-41266 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-41266 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Qlik qlik_sense
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-41266.

URL Resource
https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Critical-Security-fixes-for-Qlik-Sense-Enterprise-for-Windows/ta-p/2110801 Vendor Advisory
https://community.qlik.com/t5/Release-Notes/tkb-p/ReleaseNotes Release Notes
https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Critical-Security-fixes-for-Qlik-Sense-Enterprise-for-Windows/ta-p/2110801 Vendor Advisory
https://community.qlik.com/t5/Release-Notes/tkb-p/ReleaseNotes Release Notes

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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praetorian-inc/zeroqlik-detect

A Nuclei template to detect ZeroQlik (CVE-2023-41265 and CVE-2023-41266)

Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
4 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Aug. 30, 2023, 4:15 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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Ostorlab/KEV

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

cisa-kev vulnerability 0day cisa exploits

Updated: 1 month ago
548 stars 35 fork 35 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1228 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-41266 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-55579 & CVE-2024-55580: Qlik Sense Users Face Serious Security Risk

Qlik, a leading provider of business intelligence and data analytics platforms, has disclosed two vulnerabilities affecting Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows. These vulnerabilities, identified as CVE- ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 09, 2024 (4 weeks, 2 days ago)
CVE-2024-55580 CVE-2024-55579 CVE-2024-52338 CVE-2024-52052 CVE-2024-50623 CVE-2024-36077 CVE-2023-48365 CVE-2023-45648 CVE-2023-41266 CVE-2023-41265 ...+1 more CVE

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-41266 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE NIST CWE-22
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-20
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Critical-Security-fixes-for-Qlik-Sense-Enterprise-for-Windows/ta-p/2110801
    Added Reference https://community.qlik.com/t5/Release-Notes/tkb-p/ReleaseNotes
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Critical-Security-fixes-for-Qlik-Sense-Enterprise-for-Windows/ta-p/2110801 No Types Assigned https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Critical-Security-fixes-for-Qlik-Sense-Enterprise-for-Windows/ta-p/2110801 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://community.qlik.com/t5/Release-Notes/tkb-p/ReleaseNotes No Types Assigned https://community.qlik.com/t5/Release-Notes/tkb-p/ReleaseNotes Release Notes
    Added CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:-:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_1:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_10:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_11:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_12:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_2:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_3:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_4:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_5:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_6:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_7:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_8:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_9:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:-:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_1:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_2:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_3:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_4:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_5:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_6:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_7:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2023:-:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2023:patch3:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2023:patch_1:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2023:patch_2:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:-:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:patch_1:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:patch_10:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:patch_2:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:patch_3:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:patch_4:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:patch_5:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:patch_6:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:patch_7:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:patch_8:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:patch_9:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-41266 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-41266 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

86.27 }} -0.20%

score

0.98829

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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