CVE-2025-65956
Prior to version 2.2.0, inserting unsanitized data into the blog tag field results in stored cross‑site scripting (XSS).
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.20% probability · 10th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- formwork project/formwork
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/commit/4abcd60ae7692b46d316f956b0b20fb85336f3b2Patch
- https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/pull/791Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/security/advisories/GHSA-7j46-f57w-76pjExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/security/advisories/GHSA-7j46-f57w-76pjExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.