CVE-2026-105950: Cross Site Scripting in getformwork formwork
Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in getformwork formwork up to 2.3.12. Impacted is the function DomSanitizer::sanitizeNodeAttribute of the file formwork/src/Sanitizer/DomSanitizer.php of the component URI Sanitizer. Such manipulation of the argument formaction leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 2.3.13 is recommended to address this issue. The name of the patch is 729701e59c5886685c5a1d477bdc3035e41f18b1. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.1medium
Affected software
getformwork
formwork
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability affects the getformwork formwork software up to version 2.3.12 in the DomSanitizer::sanitizeNodeAttribute function of the URI Sanitizer component. Improper sanitization of the 'formaction' attribute allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts, resulting in cross-site scripting. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable and is addressed by a patch included in version 2.3.13 (patch commit 729701e59c5886685c5a1d477bdc3035e41f18b1).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected application, potentially leading to user session hijacking or other client-side impacts. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.1 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, and limited impact on integrity and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade getformwork formwork to version 2.3.13 or later, which contains the official fix for this vulnerability. No other mitigations are specified or required once the upgrade is applied.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-06T08:04:05.474Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ac518762cdf04f656c008ba
Added to database: 10/06/2026, 15:49:10 UTC
Last enriched: 10/06/2026, 16:03:16 UTC
Last updated: 10/06/2026, 23:48:07 UTC
Views: 9
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