CVE-2025-40734 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Daily Expense Manager

Medium 5.1 Published 30 Jun 2025 Updated 30 Jun 2025

Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript via reflected XSS in the registration form parameters of Daily Expense Manager.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-40734?

CVE-2025-40734 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Daily Expense Manager, published on 30 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Daily Expense Manager v1.0. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute JavaScript code by sending a POST request through the password and confirm_password parameters in /register.php.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-40734?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Code-Projects Daily Expense Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2025-40734?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-40734 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2025-40734 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40734 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2223-m5r7-6p5x.