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TI-2022-18295 Aliases CVE-2022-38801GHSA-m7q8-qfg8-w5hc

In Zkteco BioTime < 8.5.3 Build:20200816.447, an employee can hijack an administrator…

Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

In Zkteco BioTime < 8.5.3 Build:20200816.447, an employee can hijack an administrator session and cookies using blind cross-site scripting.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00372 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:zkteco:biotime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 8.5.4VulnerableZKTeco
  • cpe:2.3:a:zkteco:biotime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.5.4 Vulnerable ·ZKTeco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-38801
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m7q8-qfg8-w5hc

References

Advisory 1

Other 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-2023-20211 ZKTeco BioTime 8.5.5 through 9.x before 9.0.1 (20240617.19506) allows authenticated… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-27950 An issue in ZKTeco BioTime v.8.5.4 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-20212 Insecure access control in ZKTeco BioTime through 9.0.1 allows authenticated attackers to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-12975 ZKTeco BioTime default password CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2022-18297 Zkteco BioTime < 8.5.3 Build:20200816.447 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control via… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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