CVE-2023-38950 · netVigilance record NV25-0106
ZKTeco BioTime Path Traversal
past due
What to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA deadline 2025-06-09 · passed 1 year 3 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
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.
Who is affected
ZKTeco BioTime. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-22.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 1 year 3 months ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2023-38950 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38950
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- zkteco.com www.zkteco.com/en/Security_Bulletinsibs
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38950