ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Qlik Sense Enterprise HTTP Request Tunneling Attempt (CVE-2023-48365)


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flow:established,to_server;
content:"POST /qrs/";
pcre:"/^(?:ExternalProgramTask\x2fcreate|user)/R";
content:"|3f|xrfkey|3d|"; within:50;
content:"X-Qlik-xrfkey|3a 20|"; nocase; distance:0;
content:"X-Qlik-user|3a 20|"; distance:0; nocase;
http.method;
content:"HEAD";
http.cookie;
content:"X-Qlik-Session|3d|";
http.header_names;
content:"|0d 0a|X-Qlik-Xrfkey|0d 0a|"; fast_pattern;
http.header;
content:"Transfer-Encoding|3a 20 2c 09|chunked|2c 0d 0a|";
target:dest_ip;
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alert http any any -> $HOME_NET any (
    msg:"ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Qlik Sense Enterprise HTTP Request Tunneling Attempt (CVE-2023-48365)";
    flow:established,to_server;
    content:"POST /qrs/";
    pcre:"/^(?:ExternalProgramTask\x2fcreate|user)/R";
    content:"|3f|xrfkey|3d|"; within:50;
    content:"X-Qlik-xrfkey|3a 20|"; nocase; distance:0;
    content:"X-Qlik-user|3a 20|"; distance:0; nocase;
    http.method;
    content:"HEAD";
    http.cookie;
    content:"X-Qlik-Session|3d|";
    http.header_names;
    content:"|0d 0a|X-Qlik-Xrfkey|0d 0a|"; fast_pattern;
    http.header;
    content:"Transfer-Encoding|3a 20 2c 09|chunked|2c 0d 0a|";
    reference:url,www.praetorian.com/blog/doubleqlik-bypassing-the-original-fix-for-cve-2023-41265/;
    reference:cve,2023-48365;
    classtype:attempted-admin;
    sid:2059793; rev:1;
    metadata:affected_product Qlik_Sense_Enterprise, attack_target Web_Server, tls_state TLSDecrypt, created_at 2025_01_31, cve CVE_2023_48365, deployment Perimeter, deployment Internal, deployment SSLDecrypt, performance_impact Low, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Exploit, tag CISA_KEV, updated_at 2025_01_31, mitre_tactic_id TA0001, mitre_tactic_name Initial_Access, mitre_technique_id T1190, mitre_technique_name Exploit_Public_Facing_Application;
    target:dest_ip;
)

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