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Public proof of concept

CVE-2022-35583

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-08-22
  • WeaknessCWE-918

Am I affected?

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Description

wkhtmlTOpdf 0.12.6 is vulnerable to SSRF which allows an attacker to get initial access into the target's system by injecting iframe tag with initial asset IP address on it's source. This allows the attacker to takeover the whole infrastructure by accessing their internal assets.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-03-23Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Wkhtmltopdf
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.12= 0.12.6no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • wkhtmltopdfUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • wkhtmltopdfUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • wkhtmltopdfUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • wkhtmltopdfUbuntu:24.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • wkhtmltopdfUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • wkhtmltopdfUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • wkhtmltopdfDebian:12all versions · no fixed version listed

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-35583 Red Hat Product Security

    wkhtmltopdf: wkhtmlTOpdf is vulnerable to Server-side request forgery (SSRF)

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-51039
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-918read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score16.4 %read 2026-11-02
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-11-02
  • OSVaffected packages—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-08-22
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-35583?

wkhtmlTOpdf 0.12.6 is vulnerable to SSRF which allows an attacker to get initial access into the target's system by injecting iframe tag with initial asset IP address on it's source. This allows the attacker to takeover the whole infrastructure by accessing their internal assets.

Is CVE-2022-35583 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-35583 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 16.4% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-35583?

CVE-2022-35583 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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