CVE-2024-49362
High
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.7
Exploit probability—
ProductJoplin
PublishedNov 14, 2024
First seenNov 14, 2024
Weakness typeCWE-94Code injection
How to fix
Update
- joplin_project joplin3.1 or later
- joplin3.1.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| joplin_project joplin | v < 3.1 | 3.1 |
| joplinnpm | 3.0.0 ≤ v < 3.1.0 | 3.1.0 |
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