CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-4018

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in 20120630 Novel-Plus up to 0e156c04b4b7ce0563bef6c97af4476fcda8f160. This issue affects the function addCrawlSource of the file novel-crawl/src/main/java/com/java2nb/novel/controller/CrawlController.java. The manipulation leads to missing authentication. 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.

CWE-287Improper AuthenticationCWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function

How to fix

Remediation Available
novel-plusNVD
Affected:< 5.1.1Fixed in:5.1.1CVE-2025-4018derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.67%probability of exploitation in 30 days
48thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 48% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1
Third-Party Advisory2
VDB Entry1

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-10.