CVE-2021-37916 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Joplin before 2.0.9 allows XSS via button and form in the note body.

Published: 2021-08-02

Score: 6.1 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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n/a

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-2022-4621	Joplin before 2.0.9 allows XSS via button and form in the note body.
Github GHSA	GHSA-mrmf-755g-w2vw	Joplin vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in notes

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

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 None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00733.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/commit/feaecf765368f2c273bea3a9fa641ff0da7e6b26
https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases/tag/v2.0.9

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Joplin Project Joplin

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-08-02T23:35:37.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T01:30:09.155Z

Reserved: 2021-08-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-37916

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-03T00:15:08.653

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:01:14.760

Link: CVE-2021-37916

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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

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