CVE-2022-46162
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CVE-2022-46162 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. discourse-bbcode is the official BBCode plugin for Discourse. Prior to commit 91478f5, CSS injection can occur when rendering content generated with the discourse-bccode plugin. EPSS estimates a 1.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
discourse-bbcode is the official BBCode plugin for Discourse. Prior to commit 91478f5, CSS injection can occur when rendering content generated with the discourse-bccode plugin. This vulnerability only affects sites which have the discourse-bbcode plugin installed and enabled. This issue is patched in commit 91478f5. As a workaround, ensure that the Content Security Policy is enabled and monitor any posts that contain bbcode.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Discourse | Discourse Bbcode | < 2022-11-30 |
References
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse-bbcode/commit/91478f5cfecdcc43cf85b997168a8ecfd0f8df90Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse-bbcode/security/advisories/GHSA-8c87-xpqv-c7mpExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse-bbcode/commit/91478f5cfecdcc43cf85b997168a8ecfd0f8df90Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse-bbcode/security/advisories/GHSA-8c87-xpqv-c7mpExploit, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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