CVEvulnerability

CVE-2023-38950

7.5 HIGH Known exploited Published 2023-08-03 Modified 2026-07-09 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

ZKTeco BioTime Path Traversal Vulnerability — ZKTeco BioTime

ZKTeco BioTime contains a path traversal vulnerability in the iclock API that allows an unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files via supplying a crafted payload.

Added to KEV
2025-05-19
Remediation due
2025-06-09
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
https://www.zkteco.com/en/Security_Bulletinsibs ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38950
Status
Analyzed
Published
2023-08-03
Last modified
2026-07-09
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-22

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• zkteco biotime (< 9.0.1)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness

References