fkie_cve-2023-38950
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2023-08-03 23:15
Modified
2025-11-04 17:15
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
A path traversal vulnerability in the iclock API of ZKTeco BioTime v8.5.5 allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via supplying a crafted payload. This vulnerability was fixed in version 9.0.120240617.19506 of ZKBioTime.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://zkteco.comProduct
cve@mitre.orghttps://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38950Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://zkteco.comProduct
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38950Third Party Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=PACKETSTORM:177859Exploit
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-38950US Government Resource
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/reports/report-incident-response-middle-east.pdfTechnical Description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
zkteco biotime 8.5.5


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  "cisaExploitAdd": "2025-05-19",
  "cisaRequiredAction": "Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.",
  "cisaVulnerabilityName": "ZKTeco BioTime Path Traversal Vulnerability",
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  "lastModified": "2025-11-04T17:15:37.997",
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