CVE-2020-8494 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Kronos Web Time and Attendance (webTA) versions 3.8.x and later 3.x before 4.0. It allows authenticated attackers with Timekeeper, Master Timekeeper, or HR Admin privileges to escalate their access to unauthorized administrative privileges within the application by manipulating specific parameters. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and can lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.8, < 4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kronos:web_time_and_attendance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.