CVE-2025-3369
Published: 07 April 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-3369 is a medium-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Xxyopen Novel-Plus. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 33.0th 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
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-10031
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in xxyopen Novel-Plus 5.1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /novel/friendLink/list. The manipulation of the argument sort leads to sql injection. The attack may be…
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launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The SQL injection vulnerability in the public-facing web endpoint (/novel/friendLink/list) enables remote exploitation for initial access (T1190) and unauthorized querying/exfiltration of data from the backend database (T1213.006).
Affected Assets
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.
Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.
Developer assessments and testing (including injection-focused techniques) identify improper neutralization of special elements, and the verifiable flaw remediation corrects them pre-deployment.
Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.
Identifies indicators of injection attacks (command, SQL, LDAP, etc.) via anomaly and attack monitoring.