high7.5Known exploited
CVE-2023-38950
ZKTeco BioTime Path Traversal Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2025-05-19. Federal due date: 2025-06-09.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Impact
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 products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Zkteco | Biotime | before 9.0.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- https://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38950
- https://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38950
- https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=PACKETSTORM:177859
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-38950
- https://www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/reports/report-incident-response-middle-east.pdf