What is CVE-2024-40481?

CVE-2024-40481 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpgurukul Old Age Home Management System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-40481?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Phpgurukul Old Age Home Management System

CVE-2024-40481

A Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in "/admin/view-enquiry.php" in PHPGurukul Old Age Home Management System v1.0, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Contact Us page "message" parameter.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2024-08-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Phpgurukul Old Age Home Management System — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

github.com/takekaramey/CVE_Writeup/blob/main/PHPGurukul/Old Age Home Mgmt Syste… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40481?: CVE-2024-40481 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpgurukul Old Age Home Management System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-40481?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.