Stored cross-site scripting in Kronos webTA - CVE-2020-8496
Published: January 31, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24796
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8496
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Kronos Incorporated
Affected software:
Kronos webTA
Kronos webTA
Detailed vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "Application Banner" input field of the "/ApplicationBanner" page. A remote administrator can permanently inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
This vulnerability affects the following versions of Kronos Web Time and Attendance:
- 4.1.x and later
How to mitigate CVE-2020-8496
Install update from vendor's website.