# CVE-2024-35621: formwork Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Markdown fields

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-35621-formwork-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-markdown-fields  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-05-28  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-35621 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-05-28

formwork Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Markdown fields

Technologies: [getformwork/formwork (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/getformwork-formwork). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-35621 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-35621 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-35621?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 28 May 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** getformwork/formwork (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.13.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-35621?** Yes. getformwork/formwork (Packagist): upgrade to 1.13.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-35621?** Check whether you run getformwork/formwork (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- getformwork/formwork (Packagist): upgrade to 1.13.0 or later

  ```sh
  composer require getformwork/formwork:^1.13.0
  ```


## Affected products

- getformwork/formwork (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.13.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-35621
- GHSA-gx8m-f3mp-fg99

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