CVE-2025-60298

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.01 BB Relevance: 51/100
Published: 2025-10-08 Modified: 2026-11-05 First seen: 2026-11-05 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity Scope Change

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: Required
S: Changed
C: Low
I: Low
A: None

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.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (1)

VendorProductVersion
xxyopen novel-plus < 5.2.4

References & Advisories (3)

https://notes.sjtu.edu.cn/s/FB0dX82qf
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://notes.sjtu.edu.cn/s/FB0dX82qf#
Exploit Third Party Advisory

Bug Bounty Relevance

51 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ Low complexity

CVSS Score

5.4 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.27%
Raw Score 0.002700
Percentile 19.3%
Date 2026-11-10

EPSS Trend

2026-11-10
0.00270
2026-11-09
0.00270
2026-11-08
0.00270
2026-11-07
0.00270
2026-11-06
0.00270
2026-11-05
0.00270

Intelligence Sources

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