CVE-2026-90941novel-plus through 5.3.3 Missing Authorization on the Admin Book Download Endpoint
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novel-plus through 5.3.3 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the BookController download endpoint that allows authenticated backend accounts to export complete book text including paid chapters. Attackers can supply a bookId and bookName to retrieve all chapter content without VIP or purchase verification, bypassing the permission checks and data-scope limits enforced elsewhere in the admin interface.
- CVSS
- 4.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-862
- 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
- Sep 24, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
201206030 novel-plus 201206030:novel_plus (from the name) | through 5.3.3 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/LinYuanyi1/cve-request-poc/blob/master/novel-plus/poc-09-book-download-missing-authorization.pyexploit
- https://github.com/201206030/novel-plus/blob/d63c3ee394657046ebd469e263532a350a60e930/novel-admin/src/main/java/com/java2nb/novel/controller/BookController.javatechnical-description
- https://github.com/201206030/novel-plus/blob/d63c3ee394657046ebd469e263532a350a60e930/novel-front/src/main/java/com/java2nb/novel/controller/page/PageController.javatechnical-description
- https://github.com/201206030/novel-plus/releases/tag/v5.3.3release-notes
- https://github.com/201206030/novel-plusproduct
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/novel-plus-through-5.3.3-missing-authorization-on-the-admin-book-download-endpointthird-party-advisory
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