CVE-2016-20027

ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 contains multiple reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities that allow attackers to execute arbitrary HTML and script code by injecting malicious payloads through unsanitized parameters in multiple scripts. Attackers can craft malicious URLs with XSS payloads in vulnerable parameters to execute scripts in a user's browser session within the context of the affected application.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2016080267
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116476
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138568
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zkteco-zkbiosecurity-multiple-reflected-xss-vulnerabilities
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5363.php

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-16 14:17

Updated : 2026-06-17 00:43

NVD link : CVE-2016-20027

Mitre link : CVE-2016-20027

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-20027

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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