RCE in Projectworlds Expense Management System

CVE-2025-12228

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (15.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.4 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
  • cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
  • cna@vuldb.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking, Exploit, exploit, Issue Tracking, broken-link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-12228?
CVE-2025-12228 is a low-severity vulnerability in Projectworlds Expense Management System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 2.4/10. Published 2025-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2025-12228?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.4 out of 10.