Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-2040

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 14 April 2023

Published
14 April 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 0.0035 57.5th percentile
Risk Priority 13 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-2040 is a medium-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Xxyopen Novel-Plus. Its CVSS base score is 6.3 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked in the top 42.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

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…

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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.

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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