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GHSA-3736-RG79-M6VQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-29 09:30 – Updated: 2023-12-29 09:30

Details

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.

Severity

3.5 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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CVE-2023-7166 (GCVE-0-2023-7166)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-29 08:31 – Updated: 2024-08-02 08:50

Title

Novel-Plus HTTP POST Request updateUserInfo cross site scripting

Summary

Severity

3.5 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

3.5 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CWE

CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting

Assigner

VulDB mitre root Scorecard

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://vuldb.com/?id.249201	vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.249201	signaturepermissions-required
https://github.com/JTZ-a/SRC/blob/master/novel-pl…	exploit
https://github.com/201206030/novel-plus/commit/c6…	patch

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
n/a	Novel-Plus	Affected: 4.0 Affected: 4.1 Affected: 4.2

Credits

JTZ- (VulDB User)

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