CVE-2022-40277: Improper Input Validation

September 30, 2022 (updated October 4, 2022)

Joplin version 2.8.8 allows an external attacker to execute arbitrary commands remotely on any client that opens a link in a malicious markdown file, via Joplin. This is possible because the application does not properly validate the schema/protocol of existing links in the markdown file before passing them to the ‘shell.openExternal’ function.

References

fluidattacks.com/advisories/skrillex/
github.com/laurent22/joplin
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40277

Code Behaviors & Features

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