novel-plus through 5.3.3 Missing Authorization on the Admin Book Download Endpoint
cve-program · CVE-2026-90941
Publishednovel-plus through 5.3.3 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the BookController download endpoint that allows authenticated backend accounts to export complete book text including paid chapters. Attackers can supply a bookId and bookName to retrieve all chapter content without VIP or purchase verification, bypassing the permission checks and data-scope limits enforced elsewhere in the admin interface.
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CVE-2026-90941 · CVE overview and exploitation status
cve-program · CVE-2026-90941
- https://github.com/LinYuanyi1/cve-request-poc/blob/master/novel-plus/poc-09-book-download-missing-authorization.py
- https://github.com/201206030/novel-plus/blob/d63c3ee394657046ebd469e263532a350a60e930/novel-admin/src/main/java/com/java2nb/novel/controller/BookController.java
- https://github.com/201206030/novel-plus/blob/d63c3ee394657046ebd469e263532a350a60e930/novel-front/src/main/java/com/java2nb/novel/controller/page/PageController.java
- https://github.com/201206030/novel-plus/releases/tag/v5.3.3
- https://github.com/201206030/novel-plus
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/novel-plus-through-5.3.3-missing-authorization-on-the-admin-book-download-endpoint
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