CVE-2020-8494

8.8 highEPSS 1.1%

High (8.8) in kronos web time and attendance. EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

8.8 high

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

EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 65% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2020-01-30
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

kronos:web_time_and_attendance

References

http://www.nolanbkennedy.com/post/privilege-escalation-2-in-kronos-web-time-and-attendance-webta
https://www.kronos.com/products/kronos-webta
http://www.nolanbkennedy.com/post/privilege-escalation-2-in-kronos-web-time-and-attendance-webta
https://www.kronos.com/products/kronos-webta

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