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GHSA-3P45-HX6J-C7F5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-29 15:30 – Updated: 2026-08-29 15:30

Details

Formwork through 2.3.14 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in visit tracking that records the Referer header host unescaped. Unauthenticated attackers can craft malicious Referer headers to inject markup that executes in administrator browsers when viewing the Statistics panel.

Severity

6.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

5.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-82451"
  ],
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      "CWE-79"
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    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-08-29T14:16:38Z",
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  },
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  "id": "GHSA-3p45-hx6j-c7f5",
  "modified": "2026-08-29T15:30:20Z",
  "published": "2026-08-29T15:30:20Z",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/security/advisories/GHSA-hpgc-57cm-66pc"
    },
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82451"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/getformwork/formwork"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/blob/89d1908572e55809d6ee1771f59a816494c29573/panel/views/statistics/index.php"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/formwork-through-2.3.14-stored-xss-via-referer-header"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
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CVE-2026-82451 (GCVE-0-2026-82451)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-29 13:47 – Updated: 2026-08-29 13:47

Title

Formwork through 2.3.14 Stored XSS via Referer Header

Summary

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

6.1 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE

CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

VulnCheck mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/security/…	vendor-advisory
https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/blob/89d1…	technical-description
https://github.com/getformwork/formwork	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/formwork-thr…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
getformwork	Formwork	Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.3.14 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:formwork_project:formwork::::::::

Date Public

2026-08-26 00:00

Credits

Abdurakhmon Kodirov

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          "repo": "https://github.com/getformwork/formwork",
          "vendor": "getformwork",
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              "lessThanOrEqual": "2.3.14",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
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            "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
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Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.

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GHSA-3P45-HX6J-C7F5

CVE-2026-82451 (GCVE-0-2026-82451)

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