CVE-2026-90940

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium

CVSS5.3

Exploit probability—

Product201206030 Novel-plus

PublishedSep 14, 2026

First seenSep 14, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-1392CWE-1392

How to fix

Vendor advisories

github.com/201206030/novel-plus/releases/tag/v5.3.3

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
201206030 novel-plus	v ≤ 5.3.3	—

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