CVE-2023-41266
HIGH severity · CVSS 8.2 · Path traversal · actively exploited (CISA KEV)
8.2CVSS HIGH exploited ransomware
Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities).
Known use in ransomware campaigns. Added to KEV 2023-12-07. US federal agencies must patch by 2023-12-28.
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactLow
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)82%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.