CVE-2025-60298

MEDIUM

5.4

Description

Novel-Plus up to 5.2.4 was discovered to contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the /author/updateIndexName endpoint. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code through the indexName parameter, which gets stored in the database and executed when other users view the affected book chapter.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.4

SeverityMEDIUM

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published10/8/2025

Last Modified10/10/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

xxyopen:novel-plus

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

https://github.com/201206030/novel-plus(cve@mitre.org)

https://notes.sjtu.edu.cn/s/FB0dX82qf(cve@mitre.org)

https://notes.sjtu.edu.cn/s/FB0dX82qf#(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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