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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-60298

Novel-Plus up to 5.2.4 was discovered to contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the /author/updateIndexName endpoint.

Published Oct 8, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 8, 2025 · Novel-Plus up to 5.2.4

Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-60298. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of Novel-Plus up to 5.2.4 is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Novel-Plus up to 5.2.4).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium5.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.26%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor n/a n/a n/a

Novel-Plus up to 5.2.4 was discovered to contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the /author/updateIndexName endpoint. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code through the indexName parameter, which gets stored in the database and executed when other users view the affected book chapter.

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How to fix CVE-2025-60298

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-60298. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of Novel-Plus up to 5.2.4 is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with n/a n/a n/a n/a. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.26%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 8, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Novel-Plus up to 5.2.4 was discovered to contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the /author/updateIndexName endpoint. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code through the indexName parameter, which gets stored in the database and executed when other users view the affected book chapter.

  2. Oct 8, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    Novel-Plus up to 5.2.4 was discovered to contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the /author/updateIndexName endpoint. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code through the indexName parameter, which gets stored in the database and executed when other users view the affected book chapter.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-60298

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-60298

    30-day exploitation probability 0.26%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-33176

    Novel-Plus up to 5.2.4 was discovered to contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the /author/updateIndexName endpoint. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code through the indexName parameter, which gets stored in

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 26, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 23, 2026
  • EUVDOct 23, 2026
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