A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in xxyopen/201206030 novel-plus up to 5.1.3. This affects the function remove of the file novel-admin/src/main/java/com/java2nb/common/controller/FileController.java of the component File Handler. The manipulation leads to improper control of resource identifiers. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before it is used as an identifier for a resource that may be outside the intended sphere of control.
The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.
| Link | Tags |
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| https://vuldb.com/?id.313653 | technical description third party advisory vdb entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.313653 | permissions required signature vdb entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.596505 | third party advisory vdb entry |
| https://blog.0xd00.com/blog/missing-authorization-leads-to-arbitrary-file-deletion | third party advisory exploit related |
| https://blog.0xd00.com/blog/missing-authorization-leads-to-arbitrary-file-deletion#poc | exploit third party advisory |