CVE-2024-37160 (GCVE-0-2024-37160)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-07 14:09 – Updated: 2024-08-02 03:50
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Formwork has a Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Description metadata
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.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-06-07 16:41 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/security/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/commit/9d… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/commit/f5… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| getformwork | formwork |
Affected:
< 1.13.1
Affected: = 2.0.0-beta.1 |
guessed | |
| getformwork | formwork |
Affected:
0 , < 1.13.1
(custom)
Affected: 2.0.0-beta.1 cpe:2.3:a:getformwork:formwork:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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