CVE-2023-7171

low-risk
Published 2023-12-29

A vulnerability was found in Novel-Plus up to 4.2.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file novel-admin/src/main/java/com/java2nb/novel/controller/FriendLinkController.java of the component Friendly Link Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named d6093d8182362422370d7eaf6c53afde9ee45215. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-249307.

Do I need to act?

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0.10% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 2.4/10 Low
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Xxyopen

References (8)

Patch https://github.com/201206030/novel-plus/commit/d6093d8182362422370d7eaf6c53afde9...
Exploit https://github.com/JTZ-a/SRC/blob/master/novel-plus/storedXSS2/en-us.md
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.249307
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.249307
Patch https://github.com/201206030/novel-plus/commit/d6093d8182362422370d7eaf6c53afde9...
Exploit https://github.com/JTZ-a/SRC/blob/master/novel-plus/storedXSS2/en-us.md
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.249307
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.249307
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low-risk
Severity 13/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal