What is CVE-2022-35131?

CVE-2022-35131 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Joplinapp Joplin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2022-07-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-35131?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-35131 known to be exploited?

12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Joplinapp Joplin

CVE-2022-35131

Joplin v2.8.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted payload injected into the Node titles.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-07-25 · last modified 2026-07-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (82.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-23.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Joplinapp Joplin — versions 2.8.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Broken Link)
github.com/ly1g3/Joplin-CVE-2022-35131 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases/tag/v2.9.1 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-35131?: CVE-2022-35131 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Joplinapp Joplin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2022-07-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-35131?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-35131 known to be exploited?: 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.