CVE-2021-33295 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joplin Desktop App before 1.8.5 allows attackers to execute aribrary code due to improper sanitizing of html.

Published: 2022-06-16

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:joplin_project:joplin:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-6113	Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joplin Desktop App before 1.8.5 allows attackers to execute aribrary code due to improper sanitizing of html.
Github GHSA	GHSA-phj8-2p6x-hq5r	Joplin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability via NOSCRIPT tags

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00806.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/commit/9c20d5947d1fa4678a8b640792ff3d31224f0adf
https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases/tag/v1.8.5
https://the-it-wonders.blogspot.com/2021/05/joplin-app-desktop-version-vulnerable.html

History

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Subscriptions

Joplin Project Joplin

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-06-16T20:36:16.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T23:42:20.415Z

Reserved: 2021-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-33295

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-06-16T21:15:07.833

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:54:25.653

Link: CVE-2021-33295

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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