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TI-2016-09203 Aliases CVE-2016-20027GHSA-7v59-xppj-w9h9

ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 Multiple Reflected XSS Vulnerabilities

Priority MEDIUM 56CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Active
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 contains multiple reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities that allow attackers to execute arbitrary HTML and script code by injecting malicious payloads through unsanitized parameters in multiple scripts. Attackers can craft malicious URLs with XSS payloads in vulnerable parameters to execute scripts in a user's browser session within the context of the affected application.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00258 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ZKTecoZKTeco ZKBioSecurity3.0.1.0_R_230—No fix listedCNA
  • ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity VendorZKTeco Affected 3.0.1.0_R_230 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-20027
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7v59-xppj-w9h9

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-20210 A path traversal vulnerability in the iclock API of ZKTeco BioTime v8.5.5 allows… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-28829 Hard-coded credentials in ZKTeco ZKBio CVSecurity CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-24297 ZKTeco ZKBio CVSecurity v6.1.1 was discovered to contain a hardcoded cryptographic key. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-20211 ZKTeco BioTime 8.5.5 through 9.x before 9.0.1 (20240617.19506) allows authenticated… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-09202 ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 Hardcoded Credentials Remote Code Execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2016-09200 ZKTeco ZKTime.Net 3.0.1.6 Insecure File Permissions Privilege Escalation CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
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Sources

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