What is CVE-2022-1037?

CVE-2022-1037 is a high-severity vulnerability in Villatheme Exmage, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-1037?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-1037 known to be exploited?

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

SSRF in Villatheme Exmage

CVE-2022-1037

The EXMAGE WordPress plugin before 1.0.7 does to ensure that images added via URLs are external images, which could lead to a blind SSRF issue by using local URLs

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

Published 2022-04-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (70.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Villatheme Exmage
Exmage – WordPress Image Links — versions 1.0.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/bd8555bd-8086-41d0-a1f7-3557bc3af957 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1037?: CVE-2022-1037 is a high-severity vulnerability in Villatheme Exmage, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-1037?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1037 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.