Zkteco BioTime prior 8.5.3 PDF Generator access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Zkteco BioTime. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component PDF Generator. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-38803. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Zkteco BioTime and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component PDF Generator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Zkteco BioTime < 8.5.3 Build:20200816.447 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control via Leave, overtime, Manual log. An authenticated employee can read local files by exploiting XSS into a pdf generator when exporting data as a PDF

The weakness was published 11/30/2022. The advisory is shared for download at gist.github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-38803 since 08/29/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 8.5.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-41363). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BioTime 8.5.3

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08/29/2022 🔍
11/30/2022 +93 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gist.github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-38803 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-38803
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-214600
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/30/2022 16:59
Updated: 06/24/2026 06:07
Changes: 11/30/2022 16:59 (39), 12/24/2022 20:49 (11), 04/24/2025 23:41 (16), 06/24/2026 06:07 (1)
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