CVE-2020-8494

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

In Kronos Web Time and Attendance (webTA) 3.8.x and later 3.x versions before 4.0, the com.threeis.webta.H402editUser servlet allows an attacker with Timekeeper, Master Timekeeper, or HR Admin privileges to gain unauthorized administrative privileges within the application via the emp_id, userid, pw1, pw2, supervisor, and timekeeper parameters.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.nolanbkennedy.com/post/privilege-escalation-2-in-kronos-web-time-and-attendance-webtaExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.kronos.com/products/kronos-webtaProduct, Vendor Advisory
http://www.nolanbkennedy.com/post/privilege-escalation-2-in-kronos-web-time-and-attendance-webtaExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.kronos.com/products/kronos-webtaProduct, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 30, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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