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[ CVE-2023-41265 · Published 29 Aug 2023 ]

Qlik Sense HTTP Tunneling Vulnerability

Exploited · CISA KEV CVSS 9.9 EPSS 88%No fix listed yet

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

  • Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2023-12-07
  • Known to be used in ransomware campaigns
  • EPSS: 88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 100% of CVEs)
  • Critical severity: CVSS 9.9

[ Description ]Official description

An HTTP Request Tunneling 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 a remote attacker to elevate their privilege by tunneling HTTP requests in the raw HTTP request. This allows them to send requests that get executed by the backend server hosting the repository application. This is fixed in August 2023 IR, May 2023 Patch 4, February 2023 Patch 8, November 2022 Patch 11, and August 2022 Patch 13.

CISA: Qlik Sense contains an HTTP tunneling vulnerability that allows an attacker to escalate privileges and execute HTTP requests on the backend server hosting the software.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 28 Dec 2023): Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References