# CVE-2024-11049: ZKTeco ZKBio Time Image File photo direct request

> Attackers can directly request image files without proper authorization, potentially exposing sensitive user photos.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 14 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wg4p-5ghf-r8w7

## What is CVE-2024-11049?

CVE-2024-11049 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ZKTeco ZKBio Time, published on 10 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ZKTeco ZKBio Time 9.0.1. Affected is an unknown function of the file /auth_files/photo/ of the component Image File Handler. The manipulation leads to direct request. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-425 (Direct Request)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11049?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zkteco Zkbio Time.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-11049?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11049 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-11049 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-11049 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-11049 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-11049 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ZKTeco ZKBio Time, published on 10 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-11049 exists.

Affected product: ZKTeco ZKBio Time. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11049/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11049/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11049
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11049
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-11049

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11049/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.