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CVE-2023-41266

Qlik Sense Path Traversal Vulnerability

Published Aug 29, 2023 · updated Aug 4, 2026 · qlik qlik sense

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.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 29, 2023 · Catalog

    Detected

    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

  2. Dec 7, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

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

  3. Dec 28, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

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

  4. Aug 4, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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

Required action

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

CISA due date Dec 28, 2023

Affected

  • cpe qlik/qlik senseaugust_2022
  • vendor Qlik Senseversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2023-41266

    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.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2023-41266

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2023-41266

    30-day exploitation probability 84.8%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2023-41266

    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 a

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2023-41266 · ZeroDay Findings