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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-60299

Novel-Plus with 5.2.0 was discovered to contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the /book/addCommentReply endpoint.

Published Oct 8, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 8, 2025 · Novel-Plus with 5.2.0 was

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-2025-60299. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Novel-Plus with 5.2.0 was 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 with 5.2.0 was).
  • 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
0.21%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor n/a n/a n/a

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.

Are you affected?

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How to fix CVE-2025-60299

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-2025-60299. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Novel-Plus with 5.2.0 was 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 0.21%. 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 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.

  2. Oct 8, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-60299

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-60299

    30-day exploitation probability 0.21%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-33177

    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 store

    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