CVE-2020-8495 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers with Timekeeper or Supervisor privileges can gain unauthorized administrative access in Kronos Web Time and Attendance via parameter manipulation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-8495?

CVE-2020-8495 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jan 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Kronos Web Time and Attendance (webTA) 3.8.x and later 3.x versions before 4.0, the com.threeis.webta.H491delegate servlet allows an attacker with Timekeeper or Supervisor privileges to gain unauthorized administrative privileges within the application via the delegate, delegateRole, and delegatorUserId parameters.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8495?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kronos Web Time and Attendance.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8495?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8495 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-8495 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8495 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pjg7-vmgm-6qrp.

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