CVE-2023-7166

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    CVE-2023-7166

    Published: 29 Dec 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: Novel-Plus HTTP POST Request updateUserInfo cross site scripting

    Details: A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Novel-Plus up to 4.2.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /user/updateUserInfo of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument nickName leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is c62da9bb3a9b3603014d0edb436146512631100d. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-249201 was assigned to this vulnerability.

    References: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/7xxx/CVE-2023-7166.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7166, https://vuldb.com/?id.249201, https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.249201, https://github.com/201206030/novel-plus/commit/c62da9bb3a9b3603014d0edb436146512631100d, https://github.com/JTZ-a/SRC/blob/master/novel-plus/storedXSS/en-us.md

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -c62da9bb3a9b3603014d0edb436146512631100d

    Affected versions

    4.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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