CVE-2020-8495 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 3.1% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
In Kronos Web Time and Attendance (webTA) 3.8.x and later 3.x versions before 4.0, the com.threeis.webta.H491delegate servlet allows an attacker with Timekeeper or Supervisor privileges to gain unauthorized administrative privileges within the application via the delegate, delegateRole, and delegatorUserId parameters.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.14% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-862 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2020-01-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| kronos | web time and attendance |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Kronos WebTA 4.0 - Authenticated Remote Privilege Escalation | 2020-02-05 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156215/Kronos-WebTA-4.0-Privilege-Escalation-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://www.nolanbkennedy.com/post/privilege-escalation-in-kronos-web-time-and-attendance-webta
- https://www.kronos.com/products/kronos-webta
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156215/Kronos-WebTA-4.0-Privilege-Escalation-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://www.nolanbkennedy.com/post/privilege-escalation-in-kronos-web-time-and-attendance-webta
- https://www.kronos.com/products/kronos-webta
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