{"id":"CVE-2025-4036","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2025-4036","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T01:49:28.534Z","title":"A vulnerability was found in 201206030 Novel 3.5.0 and classified as critical.","description":"A vulnerability was found in 201206030 Novel 3.5.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function updateBookChapter of the file src/main/java/io/github/xxyopen/novel/controller/author/AuthorController.java of the component Chapter Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.","published":"2025-04-28T20:15:22.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T09:32:22.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"cna@vuldb.com","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":5.3,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M"},"cwe":["CWE-266","CWE-284"],"affected":["xxyopen/novel"],"epss":{"score":0.00524,"percentile":0.44202,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.52%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/Sinon2003/cve/blob/main/novel/Novel%20%20has%20a%20logic%20authorization%20bypass%20vulnerability%20in%20AuthorController.md","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.306401","tags":["Permissions Required","VDB Entry"],"source":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/?id.306401","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/?submit.558414","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/Sinon2003/cve/blob/main/novel/Novel%20%20has%20a%20logic%20authorization%20bypass%20vulnerability%20in%20AuthorController.md","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4036","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}