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CVE-2020-8496

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-01-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

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.

Affected products

• Kronos Web Time And Attendance: from 4.1.26 before 5.0; 4.1.17-r1 — fixed in 5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Kronos Web Time And Attendance 5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.nolanbkennedy.com/post/stored-xss-2-in-kronos-web-time-and-attendance-webta
• https://www.kronos.com/products/kronos-webta
• http://www.nolanbkennedy.com/post/stored-xss-2-in-kronos-web-time-and-attendance-webta
• https://www.kronos.com/products/kronos-webta

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