GHSA-VF6X-59HH-332F

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-01 00:11 – Updated: 2026-02-18 23:47
VLAI
Summary
Formwork has a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Site title
Details

Summary

The site title field at /panel/options/site/allows embedding JS tags, which can be used to attack all members of the system. This is a widespread attack and can cause significant damage if there is a considerable number of users.

Impact

The attack is widespread, leveraging what XSS can do. This will undoubtedly impact system availability.

Patches

Details

By embedding "<!--", the source code can be rendered non-functional, significantly impacting system availability. However, the attacker would need admin privileges, making the attack more difficult to execute.

Severity
4.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "getformwork/formwork"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "2.0.0-beta.3"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.0.0-beta.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.0.0-beta.3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-80"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-03-01T00:11:46Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\n\nThe site title field at /panel/options/site/allows embedding JS tags, which can be used to attack all members of the system. This is a widespread attack and can cause significant damage if there is a considerable number of users.\n\n### Impact\n\nThe attack is widespread, leveraging what XSS can do. This will undoubtedly impact system availability.\n\n### Patches\n- [**Formwork 2.x** (aa3e9c6)](https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/commit/aa3e9c684035d9e8495169fde7c57d97faa3f9a2) escapes site title from panel header navigation.\n\n### Details\n\nBy embedding \"\u003c!--\", the source code can be rendered non-functional, significantly impacting system availability. However, the attacker would need admin privileges, making the attack more difficult to execute.",
  "id": "GHSA-vf6x-59hh-332f",
  "modified": "2026-02-18T23:47:22Z",
  "published": "2025-03-01T00:11:46Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/security/advisories/GHSA-vf6x-59hh-332f"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/commit/aa3e9c684035d9e8495169fde7c57d97faa3f9a2"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/getformwork/formwork"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": " Formwork has a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Site title"
}



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