Critical severity10.0NVD Advisory· Published Apr 1, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-24803
CVE-2022-24803
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
asciidoctor-include-extRubyGems | < 0.4.0 | 0.4.0 |
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:asciidoctor-include-ext_project:asciidoctor-include-ext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <0.4.0
- Range: < 0.4.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/jirutka/asciidoctor-include-ext/commit/cbaccf3de533cbca224bf61d0b74e4b84d41d8eenvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/jirutka/asciidoctor-include-ext/commit/c7ea001a597c7033575342c51483dab7b87ae155nvdExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-v222-6mr4-qj29ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/jirutka/asciidoctor-include-ext/security/advisories/GHSA-v222-6mr4-qj29nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24803ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/asciidoctor-include-ext/CVE-2022-24803.ymlghsaWEB
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