Vulnerability · Published Apr 14, 2023 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2023-2040novel-plus sql injection

Medium 6.3

In plain English

A medium-severity SQL injection in novel-plus. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in novel-plus 3.6.2. Affected is an unknown function of the file /news/list?limit=10&offset=0&order=desc. The manipulation of the argument sort leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-225918 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	novel-plus	3.6.2

Weakness: CWE-89 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.225918 vdb-entry, technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.225918 signature, permissions-required
https://github.com/morty-py/morty/blob/main/Novel-Plus3.6.2%20sqli.pdf exploit