XSS in Kronos Web Time And Attendance
CVE-2020-8496
In Kronos Web Time and Attendance (webTA) 4.1.x and later 4.x versions before 5.0, there is a Stored XSS vulnerability by setting the Application Banner input field of the /ApplicationBanner page as an authenticated administrator.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (43.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 43.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Kronos Web Time And Attendance — versions 4.1.17
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.kronos.com/products/kronos-webta (Product, Vendor Advisory)
- www.nolanbkennedy.com/post/stored-xss-2-in-kronos-web-time-and-attendance-webta (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-8496?
- CVE-2020-8496 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kronos Web Time And Attendance, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2020-01-30.
- How severe is CVE-2020-8496?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.