projectworlds Expense Management System Expense Categories create cross site scripting

published 2025-10-27 12 mo ago modified 2026-10-08 32 d ago also EUVD-2025-36106

cvss: 2.4; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 12 mo ago (2025-10-27)

Exploit prediction

0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/QIU-DIE/CVE/issues/12 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	4.8	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA	3.1	2.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	3.0	2.4	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	2.0	3.3	AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA	4.0	1.9	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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
CNA	3.1	2.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	4.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA	2.0	3.3	AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

projectworlds Expense Management System

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

github.com /QIU-DIE/CVE/issues/12
broken-link, exploit, issue-tracking
vuldb.com /?id.329901
vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?ctiid.329901
signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
vuldb.com /?submit.673708
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-12231
NVD CVE-2025-12231

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Summary