CVE-2024-37160

Regardless of the role or privileges, no user should be able to inject malicious JavaScript (JS) scripts into the body HTML. an XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) vulnerability, specifically a Stored XSS, which affects all pages of the website. Once the JS script is embedded in the body HTML, the XSS will trigger on any page a victim visits, such as the about, blog, contact, or any other pages, except for the panel.

Details

An attackers (requires administrator privilege) to execute arbitrary web scripts by modifying site options via /panel/options/site. This type of attack is suitable for persistence, affecting visitors across all pages (except the dashboard).

This vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious JS or HTML through a crafted payload into the vulnerable spot, achieving persistence and attacking numerous visitors or anyone accessing the website. The attack can be widespread and affect many users because the malicious JS will execute on every page, unlike an injection on a specific page (e.g., injecting on the About page would only affect that page). In this case, a single injection point leads to the execution of the malicious JS on all pages.

Untrusted input is rendered as active markup in a victim's browser, which can run script in their session. Typical impact: session or credential theft, and actions taken as the user.

CVE-2024-37160 has a CVSS score of 4.8 (Medium). The vector is network-reachable, high privileges required, and user interaction required. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (1.13.1, 2.0.0-beta.2); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.

Kodem intelligence

• Formwork 1.13.1 has been released with a patch that solves this vulnerability by escaping all metadata attributes.
• Formwork 2.x (f531201) also escapes metadata attributes.

1. What is CVE-2024-37160? CVE-2024-37160 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in getformwork/formwork (composer), affecting versions < 1.13.1. It is fixed in 1.13.1, 2.0.0-beta.2. Untrusted input is rendered as active markup in a victim's browser, which can run script in their session.
2. How severe is CVE-2024-37160? CVE-2024-37160 has a CVSS score of 4.8 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
3. Which versions of getformwork/formwork are affected by CVE-2024-37160? getformwork/formwork (composer) versions < 1.13.1 is affected.
4. Is there a fix for CVE-2024-37160? Yes. CVE-2024-37160 is fixed in 1.13.1, 2.0.0-beta.2. Upgrade to this version or later.
5. Is CVE-2024-37160 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2024-37160 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
6. What actually determines whether CVE-2024-37160 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
7. How do I fix CVE-2024-37160?
   • Upgrade getformwork/formwork to 1.13.1 or later
   • Upgrade getformwork/formwork to 2.0.0-beta.2 or later