# CVE-2022-36672: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Attackers can exploit a hard-coded JWT key to create custom user sessions and take over accounts in Novel-Plus.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x36r-gfxq-7c9x

## What is CVE-2022-36672?

CVE-2022-36672 is a critical vulnerability in Xxyopen Novel-Plus, published on 1 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36672?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xxyopen Novel-Plus.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-36672?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36672 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-36672 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36672 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Xxyopen Novel-Plus

- [CVE-2025-45890](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-45890/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-25274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25274/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-24014](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24014/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-24018](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24018/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-24021](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24021/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-36672 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-36672 is a critical vulnerability in Xxyopen Novel-Plus, published on 1 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36672 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Xxyopen Novel-Plus. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36672/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36672/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36672
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36672
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-36672

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36672/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.