What is CVE-2022-36672?

CVE-2022-36672 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xxyopen Novel-Plus, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-09-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-36672?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Xxyopen Novel-Plus

CVE-2022-36672

Novel-Plus v3.6.2 was discovered to contain a hard-coded JWT key located in the project config file. This vulnerability allows attackers to create a custom user session.

Published 2022-09-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (68.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.013 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Xxyopen Novel-Plus — versions 3.6.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

www.mesec.cn/archives/296 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36672?: CVE-2022-36672 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xxyopen Novel-Plus, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-36672?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.