# CVE-2020-8496: 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 Applic

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:H/PR:H/S:C/UI:R
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-01-30 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

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

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