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CVE-2022-45598

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-45598 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joplin Desktop App versions prior to 2.9.17, stemming from improper sanitization that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. This medium-severity vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low immediate threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.9.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:joplin_project:joplin:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
36.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0045 is in the 39th percentile among its peer group of 26,234 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: joplinFixed in: 2.9.17

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-h6c2-879r-jffhmedium

Joplin Desktop App vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Jan 31, 2023

References

github.com / laurent22/joplin/commit/a2de167b95debad83a0f0c7925a88c0198db812e
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / laurent22/joplin/releases/tag/v2.9.17
Third Party Advisory