CVE-2023-48365 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows versions prior to August 2023 Patch 2. This flaw, stemming from improper HTTP header validation, allows unauthenticated attackers to tunnel requests and execute commands on the backend server, effectively elevating privileges. With a CVSS score of 9.9 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Notably, this vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, including by ransomware campaigns like Cactus, and has garnered significant community discussion, despite the lack of public exploit code.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
august_2022CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:-:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* | ||
august_2022CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_1:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* | ||
august_2022CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_10:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* | ||
august_2022CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_11:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* | ||
august_2022CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_12:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 1.0 Bluesky, 0.5 Mastodon, and 1.6 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.