CVE-2023-38950

Published: Aug 3, 2023Modified: Jul 9, 2026CISA KEV

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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 (1)

Products: Zkteco: Biotime

Zkteco

1 product

Biotime

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Zkteco Biotime	Before 9.0.1

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (5)

https://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38950

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38950

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=PACKETSTORM:177859

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Exploit

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-38950

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

US Government Resource

https://www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/reports/report-incident-response-middle-east.pdf

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

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