VDB-286022 · CVE-2024-53268 · GCVE-0-2024-53268

laurent22 joplin up to 3.0.2 openExternal code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in laurent22 joplin up to 3.0.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function openExternal. Such manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-53268. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in laurent22 joplin up to 3.0.2. Affected by this issue is the function openExternal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Joplin is an open source, privacy-focused note taking app with sync capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. In affected versions attackers are able to abuse the fact that openExternal is used without any filtering of URI schemes to obtain remote code execution in Windows environments. This issue has been addressed in version 3.0.3 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-53268 since 11/19/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 3.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

laurent22

Name

joplin

Version

Website

Product: https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.2
CNA Vector (GitHub_M): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: joplin 3.0.3

Timelineinfo

11/19/2024 🔍
11/25/2024 +6 days 🔍
11/25/2024 +0 days 🔍
05/07/2025 +163 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-53268 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-53268
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-286022

Entryinfo

Created: 11/25/2024 21:14
Updated: 05/07/2025 11:15
Changes: 11/25/2024 21:14 (64), 02/23/2025 09:05 (3), 05/07/2025 11:15 (12)
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