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.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| http://zkteco.com | Product |
| https://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38950 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://zkteco.com | Product |
| https://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38950 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=PACKETSTORM:177859 | Exploit |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-38950 | US Government Resource |
| https://www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/reports/report-incident-response-middle-east.pdf | Technical Description |
Configurations
History
07 Nov 2025, 19:02
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:zkteco:biotime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
04 Nov 2025, 17:15
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| Summary | (en) 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. |
30 Oct 2025, 20:10
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| References | () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-38950 - US Government Resource |
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21 May 2025, 18:34
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| References | () https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=PACKETSTORM:177859 - Exploit | |
| References | () https://www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/reports/report-incident-response-middle-east.pdf - Technical Description |
19 May 2025, 18:15
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21 Nov 2024, 08:14
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| References | () http://zkteco.com - Product | |
| References | () https://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38950 - Third Party Advisory |
08 Aug 2023, 19:02
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| CWE | CWE-22 | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:zkteco:biotime:8.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.5 |
| References | (MISC) http://zkteco.com - Product | |
| References | (MISC) https://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38950 - Third Party Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2023-08-03 23:15
Updated : 2025-11-07 19:02
NVD link : CVE-2023-38950
Mitre link : CVE-2023-38950
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-38950
JSON object : View
Products Affected
zkteco
- biotime
CWE
CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
