CVE-2026-123676xxyopen novel incorrect privilege assignment
CVE-2026-123676 is a incorrect privilege assignment in xxyopen novel, rated medium (5.5 on CVSS 4.0).
Why this priority: Medium severity, with no exploitation signal.
Published · Updated · NVD status: Deferred
What it is
A user or process is given privileges it should not have. The software does not check, or checks wrongly, whether a caller may do something.
How it is reached
An attacker can exploit it over the network, without an account, and nobody has to click anything.
What an attacker gains
The direct impact is limited: partial access to data or a partial outage. In practice, this kind of flaw lets an attacker reach data or actions their role should not allow.
Is it being exploited?
There is no public report of exploitation yet.
What to do
- No fixed version is listed yet. Find every place xxyopen novel runs, watch the references for a fix, and plan a replacement if it is no longer supported.
- While there is no fix, keep it off the internet or behind a VPN, allowlist or authenticating proxy.
Description from NVD
A vulnerability has been found in xxyopen/201206030 novel up to 3.5.0. This impacts the function BookServiceImpl.getBookContentAbout of the file src/main/java/io/github/xxyopen/novel/service/impl/BookServiceImpl.java of the component Book Content Service. Such manipulation of the argument chapterId leads to improper authorization. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 966c4bdde3521dc0a165d15a2acff66ee33eaaa7. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
What this means for your architecture.
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Components it touches
- Permission checks in APIs and admin surfaces. The flaw sits between one role or tenant and another.
- Multi-tenant services. The flaw sits between one role or tenant and another.
Trust boundaries in play
- Internet-facing entry points. No account is needed. Any instance reachable from outside your perimeter, through a load balancer, gateway, VPN or exposed admin port, is in scope.
- Between one role or tenant and another. An attacker who crosses it can reach data or actions their role should not allow.
Questions to answer about your own systems
- Where does xxyopen novel run in your systems, and at which version?
- Which of those instances can be reached from the internet or partner networks?
- What can it reach once compromised: which data stores, secrets and services?
Sources
- CVE records and CVSS scores from the NVD CVE API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Exploitation status from CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Exploit likelihood from FIRST’s Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), refreshed daily.
- Explanations are written by Veriom from fixed templates over each record’s data, not by a person reviewing each CVE. Descriptions are quoted from the records as published.