CVE-2023-41265
Is CVE-2023-41265 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.
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Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.
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Real — exploited in the wild
CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.
Based on CISA KEV
Confirm or dispute →CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
An HTTP Request Tunneling 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 a remote attacker to elevate their privilege by tunneling HTTP requests in the raw HTTP request. This allows them to send requests that get executed by the backend server hosting the repository application. This is fixed in August 2023 IR, May 2023 Patch 4, February 2023 Patch 8, November 2022 Patch 11, and August 2022 Patch 13.
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Qlik Sense HTTP Tunneling Vulnerability — Qlik Sense contains an HTTP tunneling vulnerability that allows an attacker to escalate privileges and execute HTTP requests on the backend server hosting the software. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2023-12-07) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. It is linked to known ransomware campaigns. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~85%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.
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Required action for Qlik Sense: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2023-12-28. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.
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