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CVE-2024-40484: PHPGurukul Old Age Home Management System · Cross-site Scripting

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 51% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Aug 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate this vulnerability, organizations should implement strict input validation and output encoding on the 'searchdata' parameter to neutralize any injected scripts. Employing Content Security Policy (CSP) headers can reduce the impact of XSS by restricting script execution sources. Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) can be configured to detect and block suspicious input patterns targeting the vulnerable parameter. User education on phishing and suspicious links can reduce the risk of user interaction with malicious URLs. Until an official patch is released by PHPGurukul, administrators should consider disabling or restricting access to the vulnerable search functionality if feasible. Regular security assessments and code reviews should be conducted to identify and remediate similar vulnerabilities. Monitoring logs for unusual request patterns targeting /oahms/search.php can help detect exploitation attempts early.

Description

A Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in "/oahms/search.php" in PHPGurukul Old Age Home Management System v1.0, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the "searchdata" parameter.

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