What is CVE-2022-42248?

CVE-2022-42248 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qlik Qlikview, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-03-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-42248?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-42248 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Qlik Qlikview

CVE-2022-42248

QlikView 12.60.2 was discovered to contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the QvsViewClient functionality.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2023-03-06 · last modified 2026-07-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (29.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Qlik Qlikview

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product)
github.com/Ozozuz/Qlik-View-Stored-XSS (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42248?: CVE-2022-42248 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qlik Qlikview, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-42248?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-42248 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.