CVE-2025-65956

Formwork CMS Has a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Blog Tags

Published Nov 25, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Formwork is a flat file-based Content Management System (CMS). Prior to version 2.2.0, inserting unsanitized data into the blog tag field results in stored cross‑site scripting (XSS). Any user with credentials to the Formwork CMS who accesses or edits an affected blog post will have attacker‑controlled script executed in their browser. The issue is persistent and impacts privileged administrative workflows. This issue has been patched in version 2.2.0.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7j46-f57w-76pj Formwork CMS has Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerebility in Blog Tags
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:formwork_project:formwork:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Formwork Project
Formwork Project formwork
Vendors & Products Formwork Project
Formwork Project formwork
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Formwork is a flat file-based Content Management System (CMS). Prior to version 2.2.0, inserting unsanitized data into the blog tag field results in stored cross‑site scripting (XSS). Any user with credentials to the Formwork CMS who accesses or edits an affected blog post will have attacker‑controlled script executed in their browser. The issue is persistent and impacts privileged administrative workflows. This issue has been patched in version 2.2.0.
Title Formwork CMS Has a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Blog Tags
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Nov 26, 2025, 4:11 PM
Reserved
Nov 18, 2025, 4:14 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 26, 2025, 12:15 AM
Modified
Oct 18, 2026, 8:10 PM