TI-2025-03579 Aliases CVE-2025-4036 GHSA-hfrv-9m27-mwhj

201206030 Novel Chapter AuthorController.java updateBookChapter access control

MEDIUM 57CWE-266Published 2025-04-28 · Updated 2025-04-28

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: Privilege escalation, Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · Low
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266 and CWE-284.

Summary

A vulnerability was found in 201206030 Novel 3.5.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function updateBookChapter of the file src/main/java/io/github/xxyopen/novel/controller/author/AuthorController.java of the component Chapter Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00533 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: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

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Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
201206030	Novel	3.5.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

Novel Vendor201206030 Affected 3.5.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:xxyopen:novel:3.5.0:::::::*	3.5.0	Vulnerable	201206030

cpe:2.3:a:xxyopen:novel:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0 Vulnerable ·201206030

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-4036
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hfrv-9m27-mwhj

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/Sinon2003/cve/blob/main/novel/Novel%20%20has%20a%20logic%20authorization%20bypass%20vulnerability%20in%20AuthorController.md

TI-2025-40361 DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in 201206030 novel V3.5.0 allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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