CVE-2023-38950

A path traversal vulnerability in the iclock API of ZKTeco BioTime v8.5.5 allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via supplying a...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
July 25, 2023
Published Date
August 03, 2023
Last Updated
May 21, 2025
Vendor
ZKTeco
Product
BioTime
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.
Tags
cisa nuclei_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.5 - HIGH

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

EPSS Score

Score
86.08% (Percentile: 99.34%) as of 2025-06-17

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Automatable
Yes
Technical Impact
partial

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2025-05-19 17:45:24 UTC) Source

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2025-05-19 17:45:17 UTC

Recent Mentions

CISA Adds Six Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

Source: All CISA Advisories • Published: 2025-05-19 12:00:00 UTC

CISA has added six new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation.  CVE-2025-4427 Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2025-4428 Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) Code Injection Vulnerability CVE-2024-11182 MDaemon Email Server Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVE-2025-27920 Srimax Output Messenger Directory Traversal Vulnerability CVE-2024-27443 Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVE-2023-38950 ZKTeco BioTime Path Traversal Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise.  Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities established the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog as a living list of known Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) that carry significant risk to the federal enterprise. BOD 22-01 requires Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to remediate identified vulnerabilities by the due date to protect FCEB networks against active threats. See the BOD 22-01 Fact Sheet for more information.  Although BOD 22-01 only applies to FCEB agencies, CISA strongly urges all organizations to reduce their exposure to cyberattacks by prioritizing timely remediation of Catalog vulnerabilities as part of their vulnerability management practice. CISA will continue to add vulnerabilities to the catalog that meet the specified criteria.

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Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Nuclei