{"id":"CVE-2020-8494","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-8494","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T21:20:01.077Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2020-01-30T22:15:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:26:28.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["kronos/web time and attendance"],"epss":{"score":0.01107,"percentile":0.65609,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.nolanbkennedy.com/post/privilege-escalation-2-in-kronos-web-time-and-attendance-webta","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.kronos.com/products/kronos-webta","tags":["Product","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.nolanbkennedy.com/post/privilege-escalation-2-in-kronos-web-time-and-attendance-webta","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.kronos.com/products/kronos-webta","tags":["Product","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8494","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}