---
id: CVE-2025-12231
title: >-
  A security vulnerability has been detected in projectworlds Expense Management
  System 1.0
summary: >-
  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 le…
severity: low
cvss: 2.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
  - CWE-94
vendor: projectworlds
product: expense_management_system
affected:
  - expense_management_system = 1.0
published: '2025-10-27'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T11:10:00.250'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12231'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/QIU-DIE/CVE/issues/12'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329901'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/?id.329901'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/?submit.673708'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/QIU-DIE/CVE/issues/12'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00259
epssPercentile: 0.16132
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T11:31:27.619Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `expense_management_system = 1.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.