CVE-2016-20028
MediumCVSS 4.3Summary
ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to perform administrative actions by tricking logged-in users into visiting malicious websites. Attackers can craft HTTP requests that add superadmin accounts without validity checks, enabling unauthorized administrative access.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability poses a significant risk to organizations as it allows attackers to gain full administrative privileges without proper safeguards. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data and systems.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability. Additionally, implementing CSRF protection mechanisms is advisable to minimize the risk of such attacks.
Other vulnerabilities in ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0
See all- CVE-2016-20031Medium
ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 contains a local authorization bypass vulnerability in visLogin.jsp that allows attackers to authenticate without valid credentials by spoofing localhost requests.
- CVE-2016-20029Medium
ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 contains a file path manipulation vulnerability that allows attackers to access arbitrary files by modifying file paths used to retrieve local resources.
- CVE-2016-20027Medium
ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 contains multiple reflected XSS vulnerabilities that allow attackers to execute arbitrary HTML and script code by injecting malicious payloads through unsanitized parameters in multiple scripts.
- CVE-2016-20030Critical
ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 contains a user enumeration vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to discover valid usernames by submitting partial characters via the username parameter.
Original NVD description (English source)
ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to perform administrative actions by tricking logged-in users into visiting malicious websites. Attackers can craft HTTP requests that add superadmin accounts without validity checks, enabling unauthorized administrative access when authenticated users visit attacker-controlled pages.