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Joplin CVE-2023-37298

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2023-06-30 cve@mitre.org
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Jun 30, 2023 - 15:15 nvd
MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

Joplin before 2.11.5 allows XSS via a USE element in an SVG document.

AnalysisAI

Joplin before 2.11.5 allows XSS via a USE element in an SVG document. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Joplin before 2.11.5 allows XSS via a USE element in an SVG document. Affected products include: Joplin Project Joplin. Version information: before 2.11.5.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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