# CVE-2024-1706: ZKTeco ZKBio Access IVS Department Name Search Bar cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via the Department Name Search Bar in ZKTeco ZKBio Access IVS, which is now end-of-life.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 22 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-84jg-5x72-v4h5

## What is CVE-2024-1706?

CVE-2024-1706 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ZKTeco ZKBio Access IVS, published on 21 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability was determined in ZKTeco ZKBio Access IVS up to 3.3.2. This impacts an unknown function of the component Department Name Search Bar. This manipulation with the input <marquee>hi causes cross site scripting. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor explains: "ZKBio Access IVS is no longer maintained and the product has been replaced by ZKBio CVAccess, it is recommended to replace it with the latest version of ZKBio CVAccess." This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1706?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zkteco Zkbio Access Ivs.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1706?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1706 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1706 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1706 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1706 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1706 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ZKTeco ZKBio Access IVS, published on 21 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1706 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ZKTeco ZKBio Access IVS. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1706/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1706/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1706
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1706
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1706

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1706/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.