ZkTeco ZAM170-NF 1.8.25-7354-Ver1.0.0 path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in ZkTeco ZAM170-NF 1.8.25-7354-Ver1.0.0 and classified as very critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-3941. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in ZkTeco ZAM170-NF 1.8.25-7354-Ver1.0.0 and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-23. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in ZkTeco-based OEM devices allows an attacker to write any file on the system with root privileges. This issue affects ZkTeco-based OEM devices (ZkTeco ProFace X, Smartec ST-FR043, Smartec ST-FR041ME and possibly others) with the ZAM170-NF-1.8.25-7354-Ver1.0.0 and possibly others.

The weakness was published by Georgy Kiguradze as K-ZkTeco-2023-003. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-3941 since 07/25/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/21/2024). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

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

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• ZkTeco

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• ZAM170-NF

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• 1.8.25-7354-Ver1.0.0

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