CVE-2023-38951

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    CVE-2023-38951

    Published: 3 Aug 2023Last Modified: 11 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: ZKTeco BioTime 8.5.5 through 9.x before 9.0.1 (20240617.19506) allows authenticated attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files on the server via crafted requests to /base/sftpsetting/ endpoints that abuse a path traversal issue in the Username field and a lack of input sanitization on the SSH Key field. Overwriting specific files may lead to arbitrary code execution as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

    References: https://www.zkteco.com/en/announcement, , http://zkteco.com, https://github.com/omair2084/biotime-rce-8.5.5/blob/main/biotime_enum.py, https://krashconsulting.com/fury-of-fingers-biotime-rce/, https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=PACKETSTORM:177859, https://www.zkteco.com/en/ZKBio_Time/ZKBioTime#Download, https://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38951

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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