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TI-2023-06553 Aliases CVE-2023-7166GHSA-3736-rg79-m6vq

Novel-Plus HTTP POST Request updateUserInfo cross site scripting

Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00545 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Novel-Plus4.0; 4.1; 4.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Novel-Plus Vendor— Affected 4.0; 4.1; 4.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xxyopen:novel-plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.2.0Vulnerable201206030
  • cpe:2.3:a:xxyopen:novel-plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·201206030

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-7166
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3736-rg79-m6vq

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

  • TI-2025-28892 Directory Traversal vulnerability in novel plus before v.5.1.0 allows a remote attacker… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-25366 SQL injection vulnerability in Novel-Plus v.4.2.0 allows a remote attacker to execute… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-14116 novel-plus 3.6.2 is vulnerable to SQL Injection. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-00867 Novel-Plus list sql injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-00605 Novel-Plus list sql injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-22039 Arbitrary File Read vulnerability in novel-plus 4.3.0 and before allows a remote attacker… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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