6.8
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2016-20031
ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 Local Authorization Bypass via visLogin.jsp
Description

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. Attackers can exploit the EnvironmentUtil.getClientIp() method which treats IPv6 loopback address 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 as 127.0.0.1 and authenticates using the IP as username with hardcoded password 123456 to access sensitive information and perform unauthorized actions.

INFO

Published Date :

March 15, 2026, 1:35 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 15, 2026, 1:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

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Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
Solution
Update ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 to patch the local authorization bypass vulnerability.
  • Update ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 software.
  • Apply vendor patches when available.
  • Restrict access to visLogin.jsp.
  • Monitor network traffic for suspicious activity.

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