Formie: Pre-authenticated server-side template injection in Hidden fields
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-1336 and CWE-693.
Summary
Formie is a Craft CMS plugin for creating forms. Prior to 2.2.20 and 3.1.24, unauthenticated users could submit crafted values into Hidden fields (with Default value → Custom) that were evaluated as Twig during submission handling, which could lead to serious compromise of the Craft site (depending on template/sandbox behavior). This vulnerability is fixed in 2.2.20 and 3.1.24.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| verbb | formie | before 2.2.20; 3.0.0-beta.1 to before 3.1.24 | 2.2.20, 3.1.24 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | verbb/formie (Packagist) | 3.0.0-beta.1 to before 3.1.24 | 3.1.24 | Patch available | GHSA-x7m9-mwc2-g6w2 |
| — | verbb/formie (Packagist) | before 2.2.20 | 2.2.20 | Patch available | GHSA-x7m9-mwc2-g6w2 |
- formie Vendorverbb Affected before 2.2.20; 3.0.0-beta.1 to before 3.1.24 Fixed in 2.2.20, 3.1.24 Patch available CNA
- verbb/formie (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0-beta.1 to before 3.1.24 Fixed in 3.1.24 Patch available GHSA-x7m9-mwc2-g6w2
- verbb/formie (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 2.2.20 Fixed in 2.2.20 Patch available GHSA-x7m9-mwc2-g6w2
Remediation
- Fix · CNA formie (verbb) Fixed in 2.2.20, 3.1.24
- Fix · GHSA-x7m9-mwc2-g6w2 verbb/formie (Packagist) Fixed in 3.1.24 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-x7m9-mwc2-g6w2 verbb/formie (Packagist) Fixed in 2.2.20 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45697
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x7m9-mwc2-g6w2
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
More verbb vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-37985 Formie: Server-Side Template Injection in Formie Hidden field defaults CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-34846 Formie: Unauthenticated front-end submission editing can overwrite existing submissions CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-53255 Formie: Unauthenticated users can overwrite incomplete submissions via submit action CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2020-10575 The Knock Knock plugin before 1.2.8 for Craft CMS allows IP Whitelist bypass via an X-Forwarded-For HTTP header. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2020-10552 An issue was discovered in the Image Resizer plugin before 2.0.9 for Craft CMS. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-53254 Formie: Integration form-settings action allows SSRF and exfiltration of stored integration credentials CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-45697 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-45697 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x7m9-mwc2-g6w2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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