01 Record
CVE-2022-38803
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
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score6.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.65% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 51.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2022-11-30 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-04-24 19:46Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-08-29
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 6ad9551413b7446bebc4d0b80e5091202d1f6599221b87d6718fd459406e369e
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.zkteco.comhttps://www.zkteco.com/
- gist.github.comhttps://gist.github.com/hamoshwani/44653bfe7b8cc461692a2f074b1ef475