RCE in Asciidoctor-Include-Ext Project

CVE-2022-24803

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.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.027 (84.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24803?
CVE-2022-24803 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Asciidoctor-Include-Ext Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2022-04-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-24803?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-24803 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.