CVE-2026-82451

Formwork < 2.3.11 Stored XSS via Referer Header

5.3 Medium

Formwork before 2.3.11 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in visit tracking that records the Referer header host unescaped. Unauthenticated attackers can craft malicious Referer headers to inject markup that executes in administrator browsers when viewing the Statistics panel.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Passive

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.36%Up 0.1 points since Aug 30, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.3

Formwork < 2.3.11 Stored XSS via Referer Header

Record: CVE-2026-82451
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-68106 5.3

Record: EUVD-2026-68106
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3p45-hx6j-c7f5 5.3

Formwork through 2.3.14 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in visit tracking...

Formwork through 2.3.14 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in visit tracking that records the Referer header host unescaped. Unauthenticated attackers can craft malicious Referer headers to inject markup that executes in administrator browsers when viewing the Statistics panel.

Record: GHSA-3p45-hx6j-c7f5
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.3

Record: CVE-2026-82451
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.3

Formwork < 2.3.11 Stored XSS via Referer Header

Record: CVE-2026-82451
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

getformwork formwork

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-82451 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Getformwork Formwork, published August 29, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.