CVE-2022-24803: Asciidoctor include ext Command Injection Vulnerability Vulnerability
CRITICALCVE-2022-24803 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 10.0) command injection vulnerability vulnerability (CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')) affecting Asciidoctor include ext libraries in the RubyGems ecosystem. The issue involves command injection vulnerability in asciidoctor-include-ext. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 0.4.0.
CVE-2022-24803 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 10.0
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2022-24803
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Asciidoctor include ext dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade asciidoctor-include-ext to 0.4.0Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for asciidoctor-include-extHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2022-24803, inspect your project dependencies for Asciidoctor include ext:
inspect dependencies for asciidoctor-include-extAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Asciidoctor include ext in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 0.4.0), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection'), where the product constructs all or part of an os command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended os command when it is sent to a downstream component. In Asciidoctor include ext, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2022-24803 Affected Asciidoctor include ext Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
asciidoctor-include-ext
|
RubyGems |
< 0.4.0
|
0.4.0
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-v222-6mr4-qj29",
"modified" : "2023-05-16T15:46:19Z",
"published" : "2022-03-31T23:27:15Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2022-24803" ],
"summary" : "Command Injection vulnerability in asciidoctor-include-ext",
"details" : "### Impact\n\nApplications using [Asciidoctor (Ruby)](https://github.com/asciidoctor/asciidoctor) with [asciidoctor-include-ext](https://github.com/jirutka/asciidoctor-include-ext) (prior to version 0.4.0), which 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!~~ (EDIT: it’s not)\n\n\n### Patches\n\nThe vulnerability has been fixed in commit c7ea001 (and further improved in cbaccf3), which is included in version [0.4.0](https://rubygems.org/gems/asciidoctor-include-ext/versions/0.4.0).\n\n### Workarounds\n\n```rb\nrequire 'asciidoctor/include_ext'\n\nclass Asciidoctor::IncludeExt::IncludeProcessor\n # Overrides superclass private method to mitigate Command Injection\n # vulnerability in asciidoctor-include-ext <0.4.0.\n def target_uri?(target)\n target.downcase.start_with?('http://', 'https://') \\\n && URI.parse(target).is_a?(URI::HTTP)\n rescue URI::InvalidURIError\n false\n end\nend\n```\n\n### References\n\n* https://sakurity.com/blog/2015/02/28/openuri.html\n\n### Credits\n\nThis vulnerability was discovered by Joern Schneeweisz from the GitLab Security Research Team.\n\n\n### For more information\n\nSee commit message c7ea001.\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory open an issue in [jirutka/asciidoctor-include-ext](https://github.com/jirutka/asciidoctor-include-ext/issues/).",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
} ],
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"url" : "https://github.com/jirutka/asciidoctor-include-ext"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/asciidoctor-include-ext/CVE-2022-24803.yml"
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"severity" : "CRITICAL",
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"nvd_published_at" : "2022-04-01T00:15:00Z"
}
}