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title: "CVE-2023-48365: Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows… | CubePath"
description: "Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows before August 2023 Patch 2 allows unauthenticated remote code execution, aka QB-21683. Due to improper validation…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-48365
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# CVE-2023-48365: Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows… | CubePath

## Description

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.

Official description from the CVE record, published by mitre. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48365)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 Critical 9.6

Score published by mitre in the CVE record.

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

| Metric                 | Value   | What it means                                                                       |
| ---------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Network | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity      | Low     | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.               |
| Privileges required    | Low     | A basic user account is needed.                                                     |
| User interaction       | None    | No action from any user is needed.                                                  |
| Scope                  | Changed | The impact can reach other components beyond the vulnerable one.                    |
| Confidentiality impact | High    | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                     |
| Integrity impact       | High    | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.                             |
| Availability impact    | None    | No effect on availability.                                                          |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.47733 (47.7% probability)

Percentile

98.9%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog

Qlik Sense HTTP Tunneling Vulnerability

Added to the catalog

Jan 13, 2025

Federal due date

Feb 3, 2025

Ransomware campaigns

Known use

### CISA assessment as of Jan 13, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation

Recorded by CISA as active

Automatable

no

Technical impact

total

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-444](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/444.html) Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Critical-Se…](https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Critical-Security-fixes-for-Qlik-Sense-Enterprise-for-Windows/tac-p/2120510)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Nov 15, 2023
2. Record published Nov 15, 2023
3. Added to CISA KEV Jan 13, 2025
4. Record last updated Oct 21, 2025

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