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TI-2026-71990 Aliases CVE-2026-110104GHSA-25gx-36j3-jw66

Weak password hashing in Xxyopen novel exposes user passwords

Priority HIGH 69CWE-916Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Xxyopen novel through 3.5.0 stores user passwords as unsalted MD5 digests when UserServiceImpl.register() saves them in the user_info.password column. The weak hashing flaw (CWE-916) lets attackers who obtain that column through a database leak or backup exposure recover plaintext passwords with precomputed tables or GPU brute force. Recovered credentials can then be reused.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

Xxyopen novel through 3.5.0 contains a weak password hashing vulnerability that allows attackers to recover plaintext passwords because UserServiceImpl.register() stores unsalted MD5 digests in user_info.password. Attackers who obtain the password column through a database leak or backup exposure can crack hashes with precomputed tables or GPU brute force and reuse credentials.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00284 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
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

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
201206030novelup to 3.5.0—No fix listedCNA
  • novel Vendor201206030 Affected up to 3.5.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for novel.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110104
  2. 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-25gx-36j3-jw66
  3. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat

References

Patch 2

Other 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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