CVE-2021-33295

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Published Jun 16, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

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

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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 solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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

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: < 1% (0.866% probability within 30 days)

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

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 11:42 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 16, 2022, 8:36 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 11:42 PM
Reserved: May 20, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:54 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 16, 2022, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:54 AM

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