{"id":"CVE-2023-38950","title":"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","summary":"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.","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-22","CWE-22"],"vendor":"zkteco","product":"biotime","affected":["biotime < 9.0.1"],"patched":["biotime 9.0.1"],"published":"2023-08-03","updated":"2026-07-06","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38950","references":[{"url":"https://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38950","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://zkteco.com","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38950","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=PACKETSTORM:177859","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-38950","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"},{"url":"https://www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/reports/report-incident-response-middle-east.pdf","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"tags":["nvd","kev","in-the-wild","exploit-available"],"epss":0.84702,"epssPercentile":0.99696,"kev":true,"kevDateAdded":"2025-05-19","kevDueDate":"2025-06-09","kevRansomware":false,"exploited":true,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-06T16:44:34.221Z","exploits":{"nuclei":["CVE-2023-38950"],"checkedAt":"2026-09-23T07:13:25.728Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"slug":"CVE-2023-38950","body":"## Overview\n\nA 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `biotime < 9.0.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `biotime 9.0.1`","depth":"abyssal","depthScore":83,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":16.9,"exploitation":25,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":4657,"id":"CVE-2023-38950","ts":1788887197393,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"},{"seq":3540,"id":"CVE-2023-38950","ts":1788886313492,"field":"exploit_available","old":"true","new":"false"},{"seq":2394,"id":"CVE-2023-38950","ts":1788882982786,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"},{"seq":1423,"id":"CVE-2023-38950","ts":1788882395695,"field":"exploit_available","old":"true","new":"false"},{"seq":537,"id":"CVE-2023-38950","ts":1788881831811,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"}]}