Actively exploited in the wild
Qlik Sense Path Traversal Vulnerability
Qlik — Sense · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2023-12-07. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
Required action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
CVE-2023-41266
HighCVSS 8.2KEVExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Very high risk100th percentile — higher than 100% of all known CVEs
Summary
A path traversal vulnerability was found in Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows in versions up to May 2023 Patch 3, February 2023 Patch 7, November 2022 Patch 10, and August 2022 Patch 12. This allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to generate an anonymous session and transmit HTTP requests to unauthorized endpoints.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability poses a risk of unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to data exposure or application takeover. Organizations should promptly update their software to mitigate this risk.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update to versions containing fixes, namely August 2023 IR, May 2023 Patch 4, February 2023 Patch 8, November 2022 Patch 11, and August 2022 Patch 13, to eliminate this vulnerability.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.