CVE-2016-20030 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2016-20030

ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 User Enumeration via authLoginAction

Vulnerability Description

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. Attackers can send requests to the authLoginAction!login.do script with varying username inputs to enumerate valid user accounts based on application responses.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • LiquidWorm as Gjoko Krstic of Zero Science Lab

Affected Vendor

ZKTeco Inc.

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Affected Software

ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity
Vulnerable Versions:
3.0.1.0_R_230

Timeline

Official Publish: March 15th, 2026
Last Modified: June 8th, 2026
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.