CVE-2024-40643 is a critical cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Joplin, a popular open-source note-taking application. The flaw stems from improper handling of HTML tags, allowing an attacker to inject malicious code by using an "illegal" tag within a legitimate one. With a CVSS score of 9.6, this vulnerability poses a significant risk, enabling remote attackers to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.0.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:joplin_project:joplin:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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