CVE-2026-90940
mediumnovel-plus through 5.3.3 contains an insecure default cache-management password in the CacheController.refreshCache endpoint that allows anonymous attackers to…
novel-plus through 5.3.3 contains an insecure default cache-management password in the CacheController.refreshCache endpoint that allows anonymous attackers to invalidate portal caches by supplying the hardcoded default value in the URL path. Attackers can trigger unauthorized cache invalidation by accessing the cache/refresh endpoint with the known default password, forcing unnecessary database queries to repopulate the cache.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://github.com/201206030/novel-plus disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/201206030/novel-plus/blob/d63c3ee394657046ebd469e263532a350a60e930/nove... disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/201206030/novel-plus/blob/d63c3ee394657046ebd469e263532a350a60e930/nove... disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/201206030/novel-plus/releases/tag/v5.3.3 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/LinYuanyi1/cve-request-poc/blob/master/novel-plus/poc-07-front-cache-re... disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/novel-plus-through-5.3.3-default-cache-management-pas... disclosure@vulncheck.com