A SQL injection vulnerability exists in Novel-Plus v4.3.0-RC1 and prior versions.
A SQL injection vulnerability exists in Novel-Plus v4.3.0-RC1 and prior versions. An attacker can pass in crafted offset, limit, and sort parameters to perform SQL via /sys/user/exit
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We use this product, ask for help- Published
- Feb 6, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.6% · 47th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-89
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Report tools
Action score
39
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.6%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| xxyopen | novel-plus | cpe:2.3:a:xxyopen:novel-plus |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- xxyopen novel-plusup to 4.2.0 inclusive
- xxyopen novel-plus4.3.0
Same product
xxyopen: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2021-41921novel-plus V3.6.1 allows unrestricted file uploads.40Plan
- CVE-2025-45890Directory Traversal vulnerability in novel plus before v.5.1.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the filePath parameter39Monitor
- CVE-2024-25274An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the component /sysFile/upload of Novel-Plus v4.3.0-RC1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code 39Monitor
- CVE-2024-24021A SQL injection vulnerability exists in Novel-Plus v4.3.0-RC1 and prior.39Monitor
- CVE-2024-24017A SQL injection vulnerability exists in Novel-Plus v4.3.0-RC1 and prior versions.39Monitor
- CVE-2024-24014A SQL injection vulnerability exists in Novel-Plus v4.3.0-RC1 and prior versions.39Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-240130 days apartA SQL injection vulnerability exists in Novel-Plus v4.3.0-RC1 and prior versions.39Monitor
- CVE-2024-240190 days apartA SQL injection vulnerability exists in Novel-Plus v4.3.0-RC1 and prior versions.39Monitor
- CVE-2024-240141 days apartA SQL injection vulnerability exists in Novel-Plus v4.3.0-RC1 and prior versions.39Monitor
- CVE-2024-240181 days apartA SQL injection vulnerability exists in Novel-Plus v4.3.0-RC1 and prior versions.39Monitor
- CVE-2024-240211 days apartA SQL injection vulnerability exists in Novel-Plus v4.3.0-RC1 and prior.39Monitor
- CVE-2024-240231 days apartA SQL injection vulnerability exists in Novel-Plus v4.3.0-RC1 and prior.39Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Root cause
The query text is built by concatenating user input. The database cannot tell where the data ends and the command begins.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-89 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query( "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = '" + owner + "'");Fixed
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query( "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = $1", [owner]);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Expanding Control over the Operating System from the DatabaseCAPEC-470Very High
- SQL InjectionCAPEC-66likelihood: High · High
- Blind SQL InjectionCAPEC-7likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- github.com/201206030/novel-plus
- github.com/cxcxcxcxcxcxcxc/cxcxcxcxcxcxcxc/blob/main/cxcxcxcxcxc/about-2024/24015.txt
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.