CVE-2023-38950

Known Exploited Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 75.12% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Third-Party Advisory claroty.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
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.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/reports/report-incident-response-middle-east.pdf technical description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-38950?
CVE-2023-38950 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-38950?
To fix CVE-2023-38950, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-38950 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2023-38950 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~75% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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