CVE-2025-12228 (GCVE-0-2025-12228)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-27 05:32 – Updated: 2025-10-27 20:10
VLAI?
Summary
A vulnerability was identified in projectworlds Expense Management System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /public/admin/users/create of the component Users Page. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.
Severity ?
4.8 (Medium)
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
2.4 (Low)
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
2.4 (Low)
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
CWE
Assigner
References
https://vuldb.com/?id.329898 vdb-entry
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329898 signaturepermissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?submit.673705 third-party-advisory
https://github.com/QIU-DIE/CVE/issues/9 exploitissue-tracking
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
projectworlds Expense Management System Affected: 1.0
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Credits
LINXI666 (VulDB User)
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