Check Point Advisories

ZKTeco BioTime Path Traversal (CVE-2023-38950)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-2058
Date Published:	21 May 2025
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 21 May, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-38950
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	ZKTeco BioTime v8.5.5
Vulnerability Description	A path traversal vulnerability exists in ZKTeco BioTime. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to access arbitrary files on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the ZKTeco BioTime Path Traversal (CVE-2023-38950) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: ZKTeco BioTime Path Traversal (CVE-2023-38950)