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Formwork has a Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Description metadata

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

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CVEs
CVE-2024-37160
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3 Nov 2026, 12:54 UTC · Revision 1

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Formwork has a Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Description metadata

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 Jun 2024, 14:09 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2024-37160
Complete source record
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}