Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-1606

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 23 March 2023

Published
23 March 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0021 43.2th percentile
Risk Priority 13 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-1606 is a medium-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Xxyopen Novel-Plus. Its CVSS base score is 6.3 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 43.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A vulnerability was found in novel-plus 3.6.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file DictController.java. The manipulation of the argument orderby leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The…

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exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223736.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

xxyopen
novel-plus
3.6.2

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

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