Is CVE-2023-38951 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-38951 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-05-27.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-38951?

CVE-2023-38951 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2023-38951?

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Fix CVE-2023-38951 - CRITICAL zkteco biotime

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-22 · Path Traversal CWE-22 · Path Traversal

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ZKTECO
Published: 8/3/2023
Last Modified: 5/27/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2023-38951

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