CVE-2025-4036

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 40.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.3 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2025-04-28 20:00Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-28 21:53Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2025-04-28

Assigning CNA

VulDB

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-266Incorrect Privilege AssignmentBase
• CWE-284Improper Access ControlPillar

Data version

5.1

Document digest

20e942b97fb51b8d31c5dd621bd6ac5229b859c0b3846bcc4db83e24c5c92f4c

• vuldb.comVDB-306401 | 201206030 Novel Chapter AuthorController.java updateBookChapter access controlhttps://vuldb.com/?id.306401vdb-entrytechnical-description
• vuldb.comVDB-306401 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.306401signaturepermissions-required
• vuldb.comSubmit #558414 | xxyopen novel V3.5.0 Improper Access Controlshttps://vuldb.com/?submit.558414third-party-advisory
• github.comhttps://github.com/Sinon2003/cve/blob/main/novel/Novel%20%20has%20a%20logic%20authorization%20bypass%20vulnerability%20in%20AuthorController.mdexploit