ZKTeco BioTime 8.5.5 SFTP Configuration path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ZKTeco BioTime 8.5.5 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component SFTP Configuration Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-38951. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ZKTeco BioTime 8.5.5 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component SFTP Configuration Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A path traversal vulnerability in ZKTeco BioTime v8.5.5 allows attackers to write arbitrary files via using a malicious SFTP configuration.

The weakness was presented 08/04/2023. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-38951 since 07/25/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 241709 (ZKTeco BioTime < 9.0.1 (20240617.19506) Multiple Vulnerebilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (241709) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-42711). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 241709
Nessus Name: ZKTeco BioTime < 9.0.1 (20240617.19506) Multiple Vulnerebilities

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/25/2023 🔍
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07/11/2025 +707 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-38951 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38951
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-236128
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2023 09:08
Updated: 07/11/2025 17:03
Changes: 08/04/2023 09:08 (37), 08/26/2023 14:37 (11), 05/20/2025 05:52 (16), 07/11/2025 17:03 (2)
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