Vulnerability CVE-2022-24803
Published: 2022-04-01

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.

Type:

CWE-78

 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') )

 References:
https://github.com/jirutka/asciidoctor-include-ext/commit/cbaccf3de533cbca224bf61d0b74e4b84d41d8ee
https://github.com/jirutka/asciidoctor-include-ext/commit/c7ea001a597c7033575342c51483dab7b87ae155
https://github.com/jirutka/asciidoctor-include-ext/security/advisories/GHSA-v222-6mr4-qj29
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