CVE-2023-37298
Joplin Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Joplin before 2.11.5 allows XSS via a USE element in an SVG document.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Joplin before 2.11.5 allows XSS via a USE element in an SVG document.
- Record
CVE-2023-37298- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Joplin before 2.11.5 allows XSS via a USE element in an SVG document.
- Record
CVE-2023-37298- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1732 No score
Joplin before 2.11.5 allows XSS via a USE element in an SVG document.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1732- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7grw-xfx6-qhx6
Joplin Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Joplin before 2.11.5 allows XSS via a USE element in an SVG document.
- Record
GHSA-7grw-xfx6-qhx6- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-7grw-xfx6-qhx6
Joplin Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Joplin before 2.11.5 allows XSS via a USE element in an SVG document.
- Record
GHSA-7grw-xfx6-qhx6- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Joplin before 2.11.5 allows XSS via a USE element in an SVG document.
- Record
CVE-2023-37298- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
joplinnpm |
before 2.11.5 | 2.11.5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-37298 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Joplin Project Joplin, published June 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. Fixed in joplin 2.11.5.
References
github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases/tag/v2.11.5
vuln.ryotak.net/advisories/69
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37298