CVE-2023-38950

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-38950
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-08-03 23:15:11 UTC
Updated2026-07-09 13:57:25 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.848800000 probability, percentile 0.996880000 (date 2026-07-25)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2025-05-19; due 2025-06-09; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a | CWE-22 CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1ADPDECLARED7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorZKTeco
ProductBioTime
NameZKTeco BioTime Path Traversal Vulnerability
Required ActionApply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Noteshttps://www.zkteco.com/en/Security_Bulletinsibs ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38950

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Zkteco Biotime All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/reports/report-incident-response-... 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 www.fortinet.com Broken Link, Technical Description
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 www.cisa.gov US Government Resource
CVE-2023-38950 | Claroty af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 claroty.com Third Party Advisory
sploitus.com/exploit 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 sploitus.com Exploit
ZKTeco | Home Page  MITRE zkteco.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

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