# CVE-2024-40500: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> A local attacker can execute arbitrary code via a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in the i-librarian library's search function.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 12 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 29 Sep 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w47j-r9qj-7phr

## What is CVE-2024-40500?

CVE-2024-40500 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 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

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Martin Kucej i-librarian v.5.11.0 and before allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the search function in the import component.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40500?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Scilico I\, Librarian.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-40500?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-40500 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-40500 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-1000124](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000124/): I Librarian I-librarian version 4.8 and earlier contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in line 154 of importmetadata.php(simplex (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2017-1000235](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000235/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000237](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000237/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-1000138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000138/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2018-1000141](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000141/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-40500 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-40500 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2024-40500/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40500/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40500
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40500
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-40500

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40500/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.