Check Point Advisories

Qlik Sense Directory Traversal (CVE-2023-41266)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-1977
Date Published:	1 Jan 2025
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 01 January, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-41266
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Qlik Qlik Sense August 2022 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense August 2022 Patch 1 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense August 2022 Patch 10 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense August 2022 Patch 11 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense August 2022 Patch 12 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense August 2022 Patch 2 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense August 2022 Patch 3 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense August 2022 Patch 4 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense August 2022 Patch 5 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense August 2022 Patch 6 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense August 2022 Patch 7 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense August 2022 Patch 8 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense August 2022 Patch 9 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense February 2023 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense February 2023 Patch 1 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense February 2023 Patch 2 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense February 2023 Patch 3 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense February 2023 Patch 4 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense February 2023 Patch 5 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense February 2023 Patch 6 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense February 2023 Patch 7 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense May 2023 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense May 2023 Patch 1 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense May 2023 Patch 2 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense May 2023 Patch 3 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense November 2022 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense November 2022 Patch 1 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense November 2022 Patch 10 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense November 2022 Patch 2 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense November 2022 Patch 3 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense November 2022 Patch 4 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense November 2022 Patch 5 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense November 2022 Patch 6 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense November 2022 Patch 7 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense November 2022 Patch 8 Enterprise Edition for Windows Qlik Qlik Sense November 2022 Patch 9 Enterprise Edition for Windows
Vulnerability Description	A directory traversal vulnerability exists in Qlik Sense. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to list directories on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Qlik Sense Directory Traversal (CVE-2023-41266) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Qlik Sense Directory Traversal (CVE-2023-41266)