{"id":"CVE-2026-110104","title":"Xxyopen novel through 3.5.0 contains a weak password hashing vulnerability that allows attackers to recover plaintext passwords because UserServiceImpl.register() stores unsalted MD5 digests in user_info.password","summary":"Xxyopen novel through 3.5.0 contains a weak password hashing vulnerability that allows attackers to recover plaintext passwords because UserServiceImpl.register() stores unsalted MD5 digests in user_info.password. Attackers who obtain th…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.9,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-916"],"published":"2026-10-13","updated":"2026-10-13","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-13T18:17:22.440","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110104","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/201206030/novel/blob/v3.5.0/src/main/java/io/github/xxyopen/novel/service/impl/UserServiceImpl.java#L70-L77","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/201206030/novel/commit/fa82ce7e426a5b29db469b8f13d2e29fc1260871","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/201206030/novel/pull/53","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/novel-through-3.5.0-unsalted-md5-password-storage","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/201206030/novel/pull/53","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"tags":["nvd"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-13T17:38:53.185Z","slug":"CVE-2026-110104","body":"## Overview\n\nXxyopen novel through 3.5.0 contains a weak password hashing vulnerability that allows attackers to recover plaintext passwords because UserServiceImpl.register() stores unsalted MD5 digests in user_info.password. Attackers who obtain the password column through a database leak or backup exposure can crack hashes with precomputed tables or GPU brute force and reuse credentials.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":32,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":32.5,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}