CVE-2025-65956 (GCVE-0-2025-65956)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-25 23:20 – Updated: 2025-11-26 16:11
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Title
Formwork CMS Has a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Blog Tags
Summary
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.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Vendor Product Version
getformwork formwork Affected: < 2.2.0
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