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CVE-2025-60298
October 08, 2025
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.
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
5.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
LOW
Subsequent System Integrity
LOW
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.05