CVE-2020-9038 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Joplin through 1.0.184 allows Arbitrary File Read via XSS.

Published: 2020-02-17

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: 3.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No remediation available yet.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

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

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.

The EPSS score is 0.03566.

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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-02-17T15:47:29.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T10:19:19.164Z

Reserved: 2020-02-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-9038

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-02-17T16:15:28.867

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:27:23.047

Link: CVE-2020-9038

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Joplin through 1.0.184 allows Arbitrary File Read via XSS."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2020-03-02T17:06:11.000Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/commit/3db47b575b9cb0a765da3d283baa2c065df0d0bc"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/compare/clipper-1.0.19...clipper-1.0.20"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156582/Joplin-Desktop-1.0.184-Cross-Site-Scripting.html"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2020-9038", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "Joplin through 1.0.184 allows Arbitrary File Read via XSS."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/commit/3db47b575b9cb0a765da3d283baa2c065df0d0bc", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/commit/3db47b575b9cb0a765da3d283baa2c065df0d0bc"}, {"name": "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/compare/clipper-1.0.19...clipper-1.0.20", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/compare/clipper-1.0.19...clipper-1.0.20"}, {"name": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156582/Joplin-Desktop-1.0.184-Cross-Site-Scripting.html", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156582/Joplin-Desktop-1.0.184-Cross-Site-Scripting.html"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-04T10:19:19.164Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/commit/3db47b575b9cb0a765da3d283baa2c065df0d0bc"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/compare/clipper-1.0.19...clipper-1.0.20"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156582/Joplin-Desktop-1.0.184-Cross-Site-Scripting.html"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2020-9038", "datePublished": "2020-02-17T15:47:29.000Z", "dateReserved": "2020-02-17T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-04T10:19:19.164Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:joplin_project:joplin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "1EBED37C-370F-4716-964D-50391BA6728B", "versionEndIncluding": "1.0.184", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Joplin through 1.0.184 allows Arbitrary File Read via XSS."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Joplin versiones hasta 1.0.184, permite una Lectura de Archivos Arbitrarios por medio de un ataque de tipo XSS."}], "id": "CVE-2020-9038", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:27:23.047", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "LOW", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "MEDIUM", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "SINGLE", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 3.5, "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 6.8, "impactScore": 2.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": true}], "cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.4, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.3, "impactScore": 2.7, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2020-02-17T16:15:28.867", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156582/Joplin-Desktop-1.0.184-Cross-Site-Scripting.html"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Patch", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/commit/3db47b575b9cb0a765da3d283baa2c065df0d0bc"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Patch", "Release Notes", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/compare/clipper-1.0.19...clipper-1.0.20"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156582/Joplin-Desktop-1.0.184-Cross-Site-Scripting.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/commit/3db47b575b9cb0a765da3d283baa2c065df0d0bc"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch", "Release Notes", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/compare/clipper-1.0.19...clipper-1.0.20"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-79"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}