Is CVE-2020-8494 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-8494 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-8494?

CVE-2020-8494 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-8494?

CVE-2020-8494 has an EPSS score of 1.11% (62th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8494?

Upgrade web time and attendance to 4.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-8494

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

web time and attendanceNVD

Affected:>= 3.8, < 4.0Fixed in:4.0CVE-2020-8494derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.11%probability of exploitation in 30 days

62ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 62% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

nolanbkennedy.com

Vendor Advisory1

kronos.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.