CVE-2024-24015
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA SQL injection vulnerability exists in Novel-Plus v4.3.0-RC1 and prior versions. An attacker can pass in crafted offset, limit, and sort parameters to perform SQL via /sys/user/exit
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in Novel-Plus v4.3.0-RC1 and prior allows remote unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary SQL commands via crafted offset, limit, and sort parameters passed to the /sys/user/exit HTTP endpoint.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 4.2.0= 4.3.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed Novel-Plus versionLocate the version information in the application deployment, typically found in the pom.xml file, version configuration file, or application startup logs. Compare the found version against the affected ranges: version 4.2.0 or lower, or exactly version 4.3.0.Affected if The installed version is 4.3.0 or any version 4.2.0 and below.
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Verify the vulnerable endpoint existsCheck if the /sys/user/exit HTTP endpoint is present in the deployed application by reviewing the application routing configuration or attempting to access the endpoint (if safe to do so in a test environment).Affected if The /sys/user/exit endpoint exists and is accessible without authentication.
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Inspect database query implementation for the affected parametersReview the source code or decompiled classes handling the /sys/user/exit endpoint, specifically the code that processes the offset, limit, and sort request parameters. Look for raw SQL string concatenation or dynamic query building without using prepared statement parameter binding.Affected if The code constructs SQL queries using the offset, limit, or sort parameters through string concatenation or interpolation rather than parameterized queries.
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Check database user privilegesExamine the database credentials used by the Novel-Plus application. Determine if the database user has permissions beyond what the application requires, as successful SQL injection exploitation grants the attacker capabilities equivalent to the application's database user.Affected if The application database user has elevated privileges (such as DROP, CREATE, or administrative rights) that could be exploited through SQL injection.
You are affected if your Novel-Plus version is 4.3.0 or any version 4.2.0 and below, the /sys/user/exit endpoint is accessible, and the application processes offset, limit, or sort parameters without using prepared statement parameter binding.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to a patched version of Novel-Plus that implements parameterized queries for the affected parameters. If no patch is available, implement input validation and use prepared statements for all database queries in the vulnerable endpoint.
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