CVE-2025-4018Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated crawl-source creation via unguarded addCrawlSource

Published Apr 28, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2025

Missing authentication in Novel-Plus allows remote attackers to create crawl sources through its exposed HTTP endpoint. The addCrawlSource handler accepts POST requests without an access-control check before persisting caller-supplied crawler configuration. No account is required, and exploitation changes crawler configuration; the separately disclosed testParse SSRF behavior is outside this CVE.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.76%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Missing authentication in Novel-Plus allows remote attackers to create crawl sources through its exposed HTTP endpoint. The addCrawlSource handler accepts POST requests without an access-control check before persisting caller-supplied crawler configuration. No account is required, and exploitation changes crawler configuration; the separately disclosed testParse SSRF behavior is outside this CVE.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-4018
Published
Apr 28, 2025
Updated
Apr 28, 2025
Vendor
xxyopen
Product
Novel-Plus
Classifications
CWE-306, CWE-287, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 28, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0e156c04b4b7ce0563bef6c97af4476fcda8f160

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

xxyopen · Novel-Plusversion=0e156c04b4b7ce0563bef6c97af4476fcda8f160

Published CVSS scores

6.9VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
7.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
5.3VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
5.0VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function
CWE-287Improper Authentication
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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