CVE-2023-7166 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Novel-Plus up to version 4.2.0, specifically within the /user/updateUserInfo component when handling the nickName argument. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. While a patch (c62da9bb3a9b3603014d0edb436146512631100d) is available, the exploit has been publicly disclosed. Despite this, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known Metasploit or Nuclei modules, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xxyopen:novel-plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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