Formwork has a Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Description metadata
Priority LOW 22CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Formwork is a flat file-based Content Management System (CMS). An attackers (requires administrator privilege) to execute arbitrary web scripts by modifying site options via /panel/options/site. This type of attack is suitable for persistence, affecting visitors across all pages (except the dashboard). This vulnerability is fixed in 1.13.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00463 40th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed formwork (getformwork): 1.13.1getformwork/formwork (Packagist): 1.13.1, 2.0.0-beta.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| getformwork | formwork | before 1.13.1; = 2.0.0-beta.1 | 1.13.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | getformwork/formwork (Packagist) | before 1.13.1 | 1.13.1 | Patch available | GHSA-5pxr-7m4j-jjc6 |
| — | getformwork/formwork (Packagist) | 2.0.0-beta.1 to before 2.0.0-beta.2 | 2.0.0-beta.2 | Patch available | GHSA-5pxr-7m4j-jjc6 |
- formwork Vendorgetformwork Affected before 1.13.1; = 2.0.0-beta.1 Fixed in 1.13.1 Patch available CNA
- getformwork/formwork (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 1.13.1 Fixed in 1.13.1 Patch available GHSA-5pxr-7m4j-jjc6
- getformwork/formwork (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0-beta.1 to before 2.0.0-beta.2 Fixed in 2.0.0-beta.2 Patch available GHSA-5pxr-7m4j-jjc6
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:formwork_project:formwork:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.13.1 | Vulnerable | getformwork |
- cpe:2.3:a:formwork_project:formwork:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.13.1 Vulnerable ·getformwork
Remediation
- Fix · CNA formwork (getformwork) Fixed in 1.13.1
- Fix · GHSA-5pxr-7m4j-jjc6 getformwork/formwork (Packagist) Fixed in 1.13.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5pxr-7m4j-jjc6 getformwork/formwork (Packagist) Fixed in 2.0.0-beta.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-37160
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5pxr-7m4j-jjc6
References
Patch 2
More getformwork Formwork vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-40524 Formwork CMS Has a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Blog Tags CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-09940 A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the component… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2026-21635 Formwork Improperly Manages Privileges During User Creation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-37160 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-37160 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5pxr-7m4j-jjc6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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