CVE-2024-49362
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CVE-2024-49362 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.6/10 on the CVSS scale. Joplin is a free, open source note taking and to-do application. Joplin-desktop has a vulnerability that leads to remote code execution (RCE) when a user clicks on an <a> link within untrusted notes. EPSS estimates a 1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Joplin is a free, open source note taking and to-do application. Joplin-desktop has a vulnerability that leads to remote code execution (RCE) when a user clicks on an <a> link within untrusted notes. The issue arises due to insufficient sanitization of <a> tag attributes introduced by the Mermaid. This vulnerability allows the execution of untrusted HTML content within the Electron window, which has full access to Node.js APIs, enabling arbitrary shell command execution.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Joplin Project | Joplin | < 3.1 |
References
- https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/security/advisories/GHSA-hff8-hjwv-j9q7Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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