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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-41266

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Qlik Sense Path Traversal Vulnerability — Qlik Sense contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to create an anonymous session by sending maliciously crafte
Published: Dec 7, 2023  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Qlik Sense Path Traversal Vulnerability — 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.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

Qlik Sense contains a critical path traversal vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to create anonymous sessions and access unauthorized endpoints. This vulnerability enables remote exploitation without authentication, posing significant risk to data confidentiality and integrity.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تسمح هذه الثغرة للمهاجمين البعيدين بإنشاء جلسات مجهولة من خلال إرسال طلبات HTTP معيبة دون الحاجة إلى بيانات اعتماد. يمكن للمهاجم استخدام هذه الجلسة للوصول إلى نقاط نهاية غير مصرح بها واستخراج البيانات الحساسة.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

Qlik Sense يحتوي على ثغرة اجتياز المسار الحرجة التي تسمح للمهاجمين غير المصرحين بإنشاء جلسات مجهولة والوصول إلى نقاط نهاية غير مصرح بها. تمكن هذه الثغرة الاستغلال عن بعد دون مصادقة، مما يشكل خطراً كبيراً على سرية وسلامة البيانات.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 19, 2026 21:51
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
banking government energy telecom
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediately update Qlik Sense to the latest patched version. Implement network segmentation to restrict access to Qlik Sense instances. Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block path traversal attempts. Monitor access logs for suspicious anonymous session creation and unauthorized endpoint access attempts.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بتحديث Qlik Sense فوراً إلى أحدث إصدار مصحح. طبق تقسيم الشبكة لتقييد الوصول إلى مثيلات Qlik Sense. نشر قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب لحجب محاولات اجتياز المسار. راقب سجلات الوصول للكشف عن إنشاء جلسات مجهولة مريبة ومحاولات الوصول إلى نقاط نهاية غير مصرح بها.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
2.1.1 2.2.1 3.1.1 3.2.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 PR.AC-1 PR.AC-4 DE.CM-1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.6.1.1 A.6.2.1 A.7.1.1 A.9.2.1
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Qlik:Sense
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS94.30%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2023-12-28
Published 2023-12-07
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited ransomware
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