CVE-2023-48365

Exp

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.

Published: 2023-11-15 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-48365 is rated Critical Active Threat (92.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 24.68%, 98th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2025-01-13) affecting Qlik / Sense. a weakness (CWE-444) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2023-48365

Name: Qlik Sense HTTP Tunneling Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2025-01-13

Action due: 2025-02-03

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-48365

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 56.22% 24.68% -31.54%
2 2026-06-08 51.73% 56.22% +4.48%
3 2026-05-31 — 51.73% —

Full EPSS history (39 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-48365

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.6 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.1 5.8 [email protected]
9.9 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.1 6.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-48365

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-48365

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:-:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_1:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_10:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_11:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_12:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_13:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_2:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_3:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_4:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_5:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_6:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_7:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_8:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_9:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2023:-:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2023:patch_1:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2022:-:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2022:patch_1:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2022:patch_10:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2022:patch_11:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2022:patch_12:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2022:patch_13:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2022:patch_14:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2022:patch_2:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2022:patch_3:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2022:patch_4:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2022:patch_5:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2022:patch_6:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2022:patch_7:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2022:patch_8:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2022:patch_9:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:-:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_1:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_2:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_3:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_4:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_5:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_6:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_7:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_8:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_9:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2022:-:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2022:patch_1:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2022:patch_10:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2022:patch_11:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2022:patch_12:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2022:patch_13:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2022:patch_14:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2022:patch_15:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2022:patch_2:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2022:patch_3:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2022:patch_4:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2022:patch_5:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2022:patch_6:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2022:patch_7:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2022:patch_8:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2022:patch_9:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2023:-:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2023:patch_1:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2023:patch_2:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2023:patch_3:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2023:patch_4:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2023:patch_5:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2021 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2021:-:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2021 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2021:patch_1:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2021 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2021:patch_10:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2021 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2021:patch_11:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2021 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2021:patch_12:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2021 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2021:patch_13:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2021 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2021:patch_14:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2021 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2021:patch_15:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2021 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2021:patch_16:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2021 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2021:patch_2:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2021 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2021:patch_3:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2021 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2021:patch_4:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2021 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2021:patch_5:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2021 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2021:patch_6:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2021 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2021:patch_7:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2021 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2021:patch_8:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2021 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2021:patch_9:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*

References for CVE-2023-48365

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