CVE-2025-27409

High

Description

Joplin is a free, open source note taking and to-do application, which can handle a large number of notes organised into notebooks. Prior to version 3.3.3, path traversal is possible in Joplin Server if static file path starts with `css/pluginAssets` or `js/pluginAssets`. The `findLocalFile` function in the `default route` calls `localFileFromUrl` to check for special `pluginAssets` paths. If the function returns a path, the result is returned directly, without checking for path traversal. The vulnerability allows attackers to read files outside the intended directories. This issue has been patched in version 3.3.3.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductJoplin
PublishedApr 30, 2025
First seenApr 30, 2025

How to fix

Update
  • joplin_project joplin3.3.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
joplin_project joplinv < 3.3.33.3.3

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