CVE-2020-9038

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Published Feb 17, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS 3.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Joplin through 1.0.184 allows Arbitrary File Read via XSS.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-1417	Joplin through 1.0.184 allows Arbitrary File Read via XSS.
Github GHSA	GHSA-6r7x-hc8m-985r	Cross-site Scripting in Joplin

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 3.6% (3.566% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156582/Joplin-Desktop-1.0.184-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/commit/3db47b575b9cb0a765da3d283baa2c065df0d0bc
https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/compare/clipper-1.0.19...clipper-1.0.20

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Joplin Project Joplin

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 10:19 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 17, 2020, 3:47 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 10:19 AM
Reserved: Feb 17, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 17, 2020, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:27 AM

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