CVE-2022-28368

Exp

Dompdf 1.2.1 allows remote code execution via a .php file in the src:url field of an @font-face Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) statement (within an HTML input file).

Published: 2022-04-03 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-28368 is rated High Exploit Risk (89.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 88.91%, 100th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-28368

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
51270 exploit_db edb 2023-04-06 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-28368

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-11 88.27% 88.91% +0.63%
2 2026-05-30 88.91% 88.27% -0.63%
3 2026-05-22 88.91%

Full EPSS history (74 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-28368

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-28368

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-28368

GHSA-x752-qjv4-c4hc · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: composer — Remote code injection in dompdf/dompdf

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-28368

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2022-28368 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (php-dompdf), 3 status rows across 3 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid): resolved 3. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-28368
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-28368 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (php-dompdf), 9 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 5, ignored 2, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-28368

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-28368

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dompdf_project dompdf < 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:dompdf_project:dompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-28368

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