Kronos Web Time/Attendance 3.8.x com.threeis.webta.H261configMenu Servlet Stored cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Kronos Web Time and Attendance 3.8.x. This impacts an unknown function of the component com.threeis.webta.H261configMenu Servlet. This manipulation of the argument Login Message/Banner Message/Password Instructions causes cross site scripting (Stored). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-8493. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kronos Web Time and Attendance 3.8.x. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component com.threeis.webta.H261configMenu Servlet. The manipulation of the argument Login Message/Banner Message/Password Instructions with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Stored). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A stored XSS vulnerability in Kronos Web Time and Attendance (webTA) affects 3.8.x and later 3.x versions before 4.0 via multiple input fields (Login Message, Banner Message, and Password Instructions) of the com.threeis.webta.H261configMenu servlet via an authenticated administrator.

The weakness was disclosed 01/30/2020. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-8493. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 4.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (48001). The entries VDB-149590, VDB-149589 and VDB-149588 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Stored
Class: Cross site scripting / Stored
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Time/Attendance 4.0.0

Timelineinfo

01/30/2020 🔍
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01/31/2020 +1 days 🔍
08/04/2024 +1646 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 156215
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-8493 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-8493
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-149587
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/31/2020 08:06
Updated: 08/04/2024 00:01
Changes: 01/31/2020 08:06 (40), 01/31/2020 08:11 (10), 03/27/2024 19:03 (19), 03/27/2024 19:11 (19), 06/21/2024 01:33 (9), 08/04/2024 00:01 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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