Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-35583
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the wkhtmltopdf package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 16.4% (higher than 97% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)16.4%top 3.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | wkhtmltopdf | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-35583 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wkhtmltopdf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-35583 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | wkhtmltopdf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-35583 |