# CVE-2024-37160: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Description metadata

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-37160-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-in-description-metadata  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-06-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-37160 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-06-07

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Description metadata

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-37160 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-37160 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-37160?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 7 June 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** getformwork/formwork (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.13.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-37160?** Yes. getformwork/formwork (Packagist): upgrade to 1.13.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-37160?** 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 1.13.1 or later

  ```sh
  composer require getformwork/formwork:^1.13.1
  ```


## Affected products

- getformwork/formwork (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.13.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-37160
- GHSA-5pxr-7m4j-jjc6

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