CVE-2025-25187 Cross-site Scripting in Goto Anything allows arbitrary code execution in Joplin
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via XSS in Joplin's search feature due to unsanitized HTML and enabled node integration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-25187?
CVE-2025-25187 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in laurent22 joplin, published on 7 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Joplin is a free, open source note taking and to-do application, which can handle a large number of notes organised into notebooks. This vulnerability is caused by adding note titles to the document using React's `dangerouslySetInnerHTML`, without first escaping HTML entities. Joplin lacks a Content-Security-Policy with a restrictive `script-src`. This allows arbitrary JavaScript execution via inline `onclick`/`onload` event handlers in unsanitized HTML. Additionally, Joplin's main window is created with `nodeIntegration` set to `true`, allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution to result in arbitrary code execution. Anyone who 1) receives notes from unknown sources and 2) uses <kbd>ctrl</kbd>-<kbd>p</kbd> to search is impacted. This issue has been addressed in version 3.1.24 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25187?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Joplin Project Joplin.
How do I fix CVE-2025-25187?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-25187 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-25187 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-25187 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in laurent22 joplin
- CVE-2022-23340 Joplin Vulnerable to Code Injection
- CVE-2024-40643 Joplin has a parsing error leading to Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2023-45673 Arbitrary code execution on click of PDF links in Joplin
- CVE-2025-27134 Privilege escalation in Joplin server via user patch endpoint
- CVE-2023-37898 Safe mode Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joplin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9gfv-q6wj-fr3c.