TI-2023-06558 Aliases CVE-2023-7171 GHSA-c2c9-xx94-hfhh

Novel-Plus Friendly Link FriendLinkController.java cross site scripting

LOW 23CWE-79Published 2023-12-29 · Updated 2024-11-20

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
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 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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00531 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

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	Novel-Plus	4.0; 4.1; 4.2	—	No fix listed	CNA

Novel-Plus Vendor— Affected 4.0; 4.1; 4.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:xxyopen:novel-plus::::::::	up to 4.2.0	Vulnerable	201206030

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

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-7171
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c2c9-xx94-hfhh

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/JTZ-a/SRC/blob/master/novel-plus/storedXSS2/en-us.md

Patch 1

https://github.com/201206030/novel-plus/commit/d6093d8182362422370d7eaf6c53afde9ee45215

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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