{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-12231 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12231 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2025-12231 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in projectworlds Expense Management System, published on 27 Oct 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2025-12231 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2025-12231 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in projectworlds Expense Management System, published on 27 Oct 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-12231 exists.\n\nAffected product: projectworlds Expense Management System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12231/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12231/index.md)","id":"CVE-2025-12231","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12231/index.md","name":"CVE-2025-12231","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-5wvf-mw3c-73fm"],"analysis":{"component_type":"web_application","fix_type":"no_fix_stated","impacts":["code_execution","account_takeover"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Expense Management System","requires_auth":"high_privilege","summary":"Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts into the Expense Categories creation page, potentially compromising user sessions and data.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"xss"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"VulDB","cpe":[{"product":"expense_management_system","vendor":"projectworlds"}],"cvss":{"score":4.8,"severity":"medium","source":"cna","vector":"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","version":"4.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-94","name":"Improper Control of Generation of Code"},{"id":"CWE-79","name":"Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation"}],"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.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"weaponised"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"projectworlds Expense Management System Expense Categories create cross site scripting","id":"CVE-2025-12231","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"xss","year":"2025"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":4,"next":{"headline":"Tenda CH22 SafeClientFilter fromSafeClientFilter buffer overflow","id":"CVE-2025-12232"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"projectworlds Expense Management System Currency create cross site scripting","id":"CVE-2025-12230"},"products":["Expense Management System"],"published":"2025-10-27","related":[{"cvss_score":4.8,"headline":"projectworlds Expense Management System Users Page create cross site scripting","id":"CVE-2025-12228","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2025-10-27"},{"cvss_score":4.8,"headline":"projectworlds Expense Management System Roles Page create cross site scripting","id":"CVE-2025-12229","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2025-10-27"},{"cvss_score":4.8,"headline":"projectworlds Expense Management System Currency create cross site scripting","id":"CVE-2025-12230","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2025-10-27"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"poc","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-02-24","vendors":["projectworlds"]},"summary":"Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts into the Expense Categories creation page, potentially compromising user sessions and data.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12231/"}