XSS in Joplin Project

CVE-2025-25187

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (40.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-25187?
CVE-2025-25187 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joplin Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-02-07.
How severe is CVE-2025-25187?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.