CVE-2025-12231: projectworlds Expense Management System Expense Categories create cross site scripting

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-12231 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in projectworlds expense_management_system. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 27-10-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 24-02-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in projectworlds Expense Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /public/admin/expense_categories/create of the component Expense Categories Page. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.