Vulnerability · Published Feb 17, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-9038
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the joplin package (npm). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.6% (higher than 89% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)3.6%top 10.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
Joplin through 1.0.184 allows Arbitrary File Read via XSS.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | joplin | 1.2.1 | GHSA-6r7x-hc8m-985r |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/commit/3db47b575b9cb0a765da3d283baa2c065df0d0bc x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/compare/clipper-1.0.19...clipper-1.0.20 x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156582/Joplin-Desktop-1.0.184-Cross-Site-Scripting.html x_refsource_MISC