TI-2020-06816 Aliases CVE-2020-8493 GHSA-52p7-j296-qwmp

A stored XSS vulnerability in Kronos Web Time and Attendance (webTA) affects 3.8.x and…

LOW 25CWE-79Published 2020-01-30 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

A stored XSS vulnerability in Kronos Web Time and Attendance (webTA) affects 3.8.x and later 3.x versions before 4.0 via multiple input fields (Login Message, Banner Message, and Password Instructions) of the com.threeis.webta.H261configMenu servlet via an authenticated administrator.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01494 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:kronos:web_time_and_attendance::::::::	3.8 to before 4.0	Vulnerable	Kronos

cpe:2.3:a:kronos:web_time_and_attendance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8 to before 4.0 Vulnerable ·Kronos

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8493
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-52p7-j296-qwmp

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

https://www.kronos.com/products/kronos-webta

TI-2020-18101 An XXE attack can occur in Kronos WebTA 5.0.4 when SAML is used. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-06817 In Kronos Web Time and Attendance (webTA) 3.8.x and later 3.x versions before 4.0, the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2020-06818 In Kronos Web Time and Attendance (webTA) 3.8.x and later 3.x versions before 4.0, the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2020-11784 A Blind SQL Injection vulnerability in Kronos WebTA 3.8.x and later before 4.0 (affecting… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2020-06819 In Kronos Web Time and Attendance (webTA) 4.1.x and later 4.x versions before 5.0, there… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8

Sources

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