# CVE-2024-34240: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Cross-site scripting in QDOCS Smart School allows arbitrary code execution in admin functions, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 May 2024
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h4rc-3vfw-rw96

## What is CVE-2024-34240?

CVE-2024-34240 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

QDOCS Smart School 7.0.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) resulting in arbitrary code execution in admin functions related to adding or updating records.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-34240?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qdocs Smart School.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-34240?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-34240 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-34240 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-34240 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2025-60500](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-60500/): File upload in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-5495](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5495/): QDocs Smart School HTTP POST Request sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-8784](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8784/): QDocs Smart School Management System Chat mynewuser sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-41107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-41107/): Stored XSS in Smart School (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-34240 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-34240 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-34240 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2024-34240/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-34240/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-34240
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-34240
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-34240

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-34240/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.