CVE-2026-110104novel through 3.5.0 Unsalted MD5 Password Storage
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Xxyopen novel through 3.5.0 contains a weak password hashing vulnerability that allows attackers to recover plaintext passwords because UserServiceImpl.register() stores unsalted MD5 digests in user_info.password. Attackers who obtain the password column through a database leak or backup exposure can crack hashes with precomputed tables or GPU brute force and reuse credentials.
- CVSS
- 5.9 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-916
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 13, 2026
Affected products
xxyopen novel xxyopen:novel (from the name) | through 3.5.0 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/201206030/novel/pull/53patch, technical-description, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/201206030/novel/blob/v3.5.0/src/main/java/io/github/xxyopen/novel/service/impl/UserServiceImpl.java#L70-L77technical-description
- https://github.com/201206030/novel/commit/fa82ce7e426a5b29db469b8f13d2e29fc1260871patch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/novel-through-3.5.0-unsalted-md5-password-storagethird-party-advisory
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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