A vulnerability in Suprema BioStar (aka Bio Star) 2 v2.8.16 allows attackers to escalate…
Priority HIGH 73CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
A vulnerability in Suprema BioStar (aka Bio Star) 2 v2.8.16 allows attackers to escalate privileges to System Administrator via a crafted PUT request to the update profile page.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01112 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:supremainc:biostar_2:2.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.16 | Vulnerable | supremainc |
- cpe:2.3:a:supremainc:biostar_2:2.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.16 Vulnerable ·supremainc
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-38351
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3gcx-7vw9-42m9
References
More supremainc Biostar 2 vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-15271 Suprema BioStar 2 before 2022 Q4, v2.9.1 has Insecure Permissions. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-11831 An issue was discovered in the Video Extension in Suprema BioStar 2 before 2.8.2. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-11954 Suprema BioStar 2 v2.8.16 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-16502 An OS Command injection vulnerability exists in Suprema BioStar 2 before V2.9.1, which… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-16504 A SQL injection vulnerability exists in Suprema BioStar 2 before 2.9.1, which allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-16503 A path traversal vulnerability exists in Suprema BioStar 2 before 2.9.1, which allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-38351 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-38351 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3gcx-7vw9-42m9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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