# CVE-2024-45985: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts via the name parameter in update_contact.php, potentially compromising user sessions or executing code in the victim's browser.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/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:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gwp5-2fcr-m24v

## What is CVE-2024-45985?

CVE-2024-45985 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Sep 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

A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in update_contact.php of Blood Bank and Donation Management System v1.0 allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts via the name parameter of the update_contact.php

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45985?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Varunsardana004 Blood Bank and Donation Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-45985?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45985 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-45985 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-45985 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-42560](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42560/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2025-11481](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11481/): varunsardana004 Blood-Bank-And-Donation-Management-System donate_blood.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-45984](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45984/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-45985 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-45985 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Sep 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-2024-45985 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-2024-45985/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45985/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45985
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45985
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-45985

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45985/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.