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CVE-2024-0941

A vulnerability was found in Novel-Plus 4.3.0-RC1 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /novel/bookComment/list. The manipulation of the argument sort leads to sql injection. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-252185 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from xxyopen organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2024, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2024-01-26T19:15:08.350

Last Modified

2024-11-21T08:47:49.313

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

5.1

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-89

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	xxyopen	novel-plus	4.3.0	Yes

References

https://github.com/red0-ha1yu/warehouse/blob/main/novel-plus_sqlinject2.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.252185 Permissions Required ([email protected])
https://vuldb.com/?id.252185 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/red0-ha1yu/warehouse/blob/main/novel-plus_sqlinject2.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.252185 Permissions Required (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://vuldb.com/?id.252185 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For xxyopen's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.