CVE-2024-49362
moderate-risk
Published 2024-11-14
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.
Do I need to act?
~
1.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.7/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (1)
34
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
5/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal