TI-2022-22504 Aliases CVE-2022-45598 GHSA-h6c2-879r-jffh

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Joplin Desktop App before v2.9.17 allows attacker…

LOW 28CWE-79Published 2023-01-31 · Updated 2025-03-27

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Joplin Desktop App before v2.9.17 allows attacker to execute arbitrary code via improper santization.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00452 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed joplin (npm): 2.9.17

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	joplin (npm)	before 2.9.17	2.9.17	Patch available	GHSA-h6c2-879r-jffh

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
joplin (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2.9.17 Fixed in 2.9.17 Patch available GHSA-h6c2-879r-jffh

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:joplin_project:joplin::::::-::*	before 2.9.17	Vulnerable	laurent22

cpe:2.3:a:joplin_project:joplin:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:* Versions before 2.9.17 Vulnerable ·laurent22

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-h6c2-879r-jffh joplin (npm) Fixed in 2.9.17 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-45598
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6c2-879r-jffh

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/commit/a2de167b95debad83a0f0c7925a88c0198db812e

Advisory 2

Other 1

https://github.com/laurent22/joplin

TI-2023-24472 Arbitrary code execution on click of PDF links in Joplin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
TI-2024-32950 Remote Code Execution on click of <a> Link in markdown preview CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
TI-2024-27054 Joplin has a parsing error leading to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.7
TI-2025-17795 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Rich Text Editor allows arbitrary code execution in Joplin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
TI-2025-19991 Privilege escalation in Joplin server via user patch endpoint CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-35730 Lack of validation on openExternal allows 1 click remote code execution in joplin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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