CVE-2023-41266
Actively exploited. CVE-2023-41266 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-12-07) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2023-41266 is indexed in Nuclei. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
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.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A path traversal vulnerability allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to create an anonymous session by sending malicious HTTP requests.
- Who is affected
- Remote unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability against Qlik Sense deployments.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and the severity of the vulnerability.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of Qlik Sense to mitigate this vulnerability.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2023-41266 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- NucleiA nuclei-templates detection/PoC template exists for this CVE.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2023-41266: Qlik Sense Path Traversal Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2023-12-07
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