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Security checkApril 23, 2024

Joplin Vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in Note Content

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Medium severitynpmjoplin

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Description

Joplin version prior to 1.0.90 contains a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) evolving into code execution due to enabled nodeIntegration for that particular BrowserWindow instance where XSS was identified from vulnerability in Note content field - information on the fix can be found here https://github.

Recommendation

Update the joplin package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): < 1.0.90
  • Patched version(s): 1.0.90

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