CVE-2025-12227VulnerabilityPublished 27 Oct 2025Updated 24 Feb 2026

CVE-2025-12227: projectworlds Gate Pass Management System · Cross Site Scripting

Affects projectworlds Gate Pass Management SystemSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

5.1Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 15% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: Passive
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None
Vulnerable system integrity: Low
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Threat metrics

Exploit Maturity: POC

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker requires privileges that provide basic capabilities that are typically limited to settings and resources owned by a single low-privileged user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges has the ability to access only non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: Passive: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires limited interaction by the targeted user with the vulnerable system and the attacker’s payload. These interactions would be considered involuntary and do not require that the user actively subvert protections built into the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Exploit Maturity: POC: Based on threat intelligence sources each of the following must apply: · Proof-of-concept is publicly available · No knowledge of reported attempts to exploit this vulnerability · No knowledge of publicly available solutions used to simplify attempts to exploit the vulnerability

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Oct 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
projectworlds Gate Pass Management System	Affected =1.0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediate mitigation should focus on input validation and output encoding on the /add-pass.php endpoint to neutralize malicious scripts. Use context-aware encoding libraries to sanitize user inputs before rendering them in HTML or JavaScript contexts. 2. Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict the execution of unauthorized scripts and reduce the impact of potential XSS payloads. 3. Employ web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules designed to detect and block common XSS attack patterns targeting this endpoint. 4. Restrict user input length and allowed characters on the vulnerable form fields to minimize injection vectors. 5. Conduct thorough code reviews and security testing of the Gate Pass Management System to identify and remediate similar vulnerabilities. 6. Monitor logs and user activity for unusual behavior indicative of exploitation attempts. 7. Engage with the vendor or development team to obtain official patches or updates as soon as they become available. 8. Educate users about the risks of clicking suspicious links or submitting untrusted data to the system. 9. Consider isolating the application environment or limiting access to trusted networks until the vulnerability is resolved.

Description

A vulnerability was determined in projectworlds Gate Pass Management System 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /add-pass.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.

Impact

The primary impact of this XSS vulnerability is the potential compromise of user sessions and data confidentiality within the Gate Pass Management System. Attackers could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of authenticated users, leading to session hijacking, credential theft, or unauthorized actions within the application. This could result in unauthorized access to sensitive gate pass records or manipulation of pass issuance processes. Additionally, attackers might use the vulnerability to conduct phishing attacks by injecting malicious content that deceives users. While the vulnerability does not directly affect system availability, successful exploitation could undermine trust in the system and disrupt normal operations. Organizations relying on this system for physical access control or visitor management could face operational risks and reputational damage. The lack of a patch and public disclosure increases the urgency for mitigation. The medium severity rating suggests moderate risk but should not be underestimated in environments with sensitive access control requirements.

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