BREW-JOPLIN-CLI-CVE-2020-9038 (GHSA-6R7X-HC8M-985R)
Vulnerability from osv_homebrew – Published: 2026-08-13 17:00 – Updated: 2026-09-08 18:57 – Source website
VLAI
Summary
Cross-site Scripting in Joplin
Details
Joplin through 1.0.184 allows Arbitrary File Read via Cross-site Scripting (XSS).
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
{
"affected": [
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"fix": "bump",
"range_state": "fixed",
"upstream_fixed_in": "1.2.1"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Homebrew",
"name": "joplin-cli",
"purl": "pkg:brew/joplin-cli"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.6.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"database_specific": {
"confidence": "high",
"source": "matched",
"strategy": "registry",
"upstream_evidence": [
{
"ecosystem": "npm",
"key": "pkg:npm/joplin@3.7.1",
"name": "joplin",
"strategy": "registry",
"subject_version": "3.7.1"
}
]
},
"details": "Joplin through 1.0.184 allows Arbitrary File Read via Cross-site Scripting (XSS).",
"id": "BREW-joplin-cli-CVE-2020-9038",
"modified": "2026-09-08T18:57:45Z",
"published": "2026-08-13T17:00:58Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9038"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/commit/3db47b575b9cb0a765da3d283baa2c065df0d0bc"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/compare/clipper-1.0.19...clipper-1.0.20"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156582/Joplin-Desktop-1.0.184-Cross-Site-Scripting.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.3",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Cross-site Scripting in Joplin",
"upstream": [
"GHSA-6r7x-hc8m-985r",
"CVE-2020-9038"
]
}
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