Critical

Server-Side Template Injection in formio

  • Disclosed: 03.06.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

A Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) was discovered in Form.io 2.0.0. This leads to Remote Code Execution during deletion of the default Email template URL. NOTE: the email templating service was removed after 2020. Additionally, the vendor disputes this issue indicating this is sandboxed and only executable by admins.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package formio <= 2.0.0 no fix

References

CVSS score 9.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-74
Platform
npm
Package
formio
Disclosed
03.06.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-52vj-mr2j-f8jh - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: formio

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
2
First → latest
06.2022 12.2025
Without a fix
1
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 1
  2. 2023: 0
  3. 2024: 0
  4. 2025: 1
  5. 2026: 0
  1. High CVE-2025-67718 < 3.5.7, >= 4.0.0-rc.1, < 4.4.3 3.5.7, 4.4.3
  2. Server-Side Template Injection in formio this entry
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2020-28246 <= 2.0.0 no fix

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