CVE-2016-20028
CSRF in ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 Enables Admin Account Hijack
Publication date: 2026-03-16
Last updated on: 2026-03-16
Assigner: VulnCheck
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| zkteco | zkbiosecurity | 3.0.1.0_r_230 |
| zkteco | zkbiosecurity | 3.0 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-352 | The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 and is a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) issue. It allows attackers to perform administrative actions by tricking users who are already logged in into visiting malicious websites. When these authenticated users visit attacker-controlled pages, the attacker can send crafted HTTP requests that add superadmin accounts without any validity checks.
As a result, unauthorized administrative access can be gained by the attacker through these newly created superadmin accounts.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact of this vulnerability is that an attacker can gain unauthorized administrative access to the affected system. This means the attacker can create superadmin accounts without proper validation, potentially allowing them to control the system, change configurations, access sensitive data, or disrupt normal operations.
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