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Known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2023-48365

criticalCVSS 3.1 9.9In CISA KEVRansomwareEPSS 48%Published · n/a

The short answer

CVE-2023-48365 affects n/a n/a and is rated critical (CVSS 9.9). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-01-13: attackers are using it, so patch it first.

What it is

Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows before August 2023 Patch 2 allows unauthenticated remote code execution, aka QB-21683. Due to improper validation of HTTP headers, a remote attacker is able to elevate their privilege by tunneling HTTP requests, allowing them to execute HTTP requests on the backend server that hosts the repository application. The fixed versions are August 2023 Patch 2, May 2023 Patch 6, February 2023 Patch 10, November 2022 Patch 12, August 2022 Patch 14, May 2022 Patch 16, February 2022 Patch 15, and November 2021 Patch 17. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-41265.

Weakness: CWE-444.

Severity

9.9 critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploited (CISA KEV)

Yes, since Jan 13, 2025

Federal due date Feb 3, 2025

EPSS, next 30 days

48%

Higher than 99% of scored CVEs

How it can be exploited

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

What CISA says to do

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

Affected products

n/a. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2023-48365 being exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2023-48365 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-01-13, with a federal remediation due date of 2025-02-03. CISA lists it as used in ransomware campaigns.

How do I fix CVE-2023-48365?

CISA's required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.

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