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CVE-2023-7166 Details

Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Novel-Plus up to 4.2.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /user/updateUserInfo of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument nickName leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is c62da9bb3a9b3603014d0edb436146512631100d. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-249201 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.4 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:3.5 LOWVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/201206030/novel-plus/commit/c62da9bb3a9b3603014d0edb436146512631100d	CVE	Patch
https://github.com/JTZ-a/SRC/blob/master/novel-plus/storedXSS/en-us.md	CVE	Exploit
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.249201	CVE	Permissions RequiredThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.249201	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/201206030/novel-plus/commit/c62da9bb3a9b3603014d0edb436146512631100d	[email protected]	Patch
https://github.com/JTZ-a/SRC/blob/master/novel-plus/storedXSS/en-us.md	[email protected]	Exploit
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.249201	[email protected]	Permissions RequiredThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.249201	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-79	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
xxyopen novel-plus	<= 4.2.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:xxyopen:novel-plus:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 17, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 11, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 21, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 29, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 5, 2024	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Dec 29, 2023	New CVE Received	[email protected]