CVE-2023-3140 KNIME Hub Web Application is vulnerable to clickjacking
Attackers can trick users into clicking hidden elements via clickjacking due to missing security headers in KNIME Business Hub.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-3140?
CVE-2023-3140 is a medium-severity vulnerability in KNIME Business Hub, published on 7 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Missing HTTP headers (X-Frame-Options, Content-Security-Policy) in KNIME Business Hub before 1.4.0 has left users vulnerable to click jacking. Clickjacking is an attack that occurs when an attacker uses a transparent iframe in a window to trick a user into clicking on an actionable item, such as a button or link, to another server in which they have an identical webpage. The attacker essentially hijacks the user activity intended for the original server and sends them to the other server.
Weakness: CWE-1021
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3140?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Knime Business Hub.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3140?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3140 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-3140 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3140 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in KNIME Business Hub
- CVE-2025-2402 Hard-coded password for object store of KNIME Business Hub
- CVE-2025-2787 Ingress-nginx vulnerability in KNIME Business Hub
- CVE-2024-6598 Denial-of-service on KNIME Business Hub when certain jobs are executed
- CVE-2025-14262 Jobs can be saved as workflows with wrong permissions on KNIME Business Hub
- CVE-2025-11240 Open redirect vulnerability in KNIME Business Hub
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vhh4-6mxg-jm86.