CVE-2022-24803 | Asciidoctor-include-ext is Asciidoctor’s standard include pr… | CVSS 10.0 CRITICAL

Description

Asciidoctor-include-ext is Asciidoctor’s standard include processor reimplemented as an extension. Versions prior to 0.4.0, when used to render user-supplied input in AsciiDoc markup, may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary system commands on the host operating system. This attack is possible even when `allow-uri-read` is disabled! The problem has been patched in the referenced commits.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2022-24803
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 2022-02-10 00:00 UTC
Published: 2022-03-31 23:30 UTC
Last updated: 2025-04-22 18:17 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-78
CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in …
Vendor / Product: jirutka / asciidoctor-include-ext
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

10.0 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: PoC
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
jirutka	asciidoctor-include-ext	—	< 0.4.0

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-78	cna	CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
10.0	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (3)