What is the severity of CVE-2022-46162?

CVE-2022-46162 has a medium severity due to the potential for CSS injection.

How do I fix CVE-2022-46162?

To fix CVE-2022-46162, update the discourse-bbcode plugin to a version released after November 30, 2022.

Who is affected by CVE-2022-46162?

CVE-2022-46162 affects any Discourse installation that has the discourse-bbcode plugin installed and enabled.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2022-46162?

CVE-2022-46162 is a CSS injection vulnerability that can be exploited through content generated by the discourse-bbcode plugin.

What can attackers do with CVE-2022-46162?

Attackers can exploit CVE-2022-46162 to inject malicious CSS into a page, potentially compromising the website's integrity.

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CVE-2022-46162

critical

9.8

CWE

79 74

30/11/2022

21/11/2024

CVE-2022-46162: Discourse BBCode plugin vulnerable to arbitrary CSS injection

First published: Wed Nov 30 2022(Updated: )

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.

Credit: security-advisories@github.com security-advisories@github.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Discourse	<2022-11-30

Remedy

https://github.com/discourse/discourse-bbcode/commit/91478f5cfecdcc43cf85b997168a8ecfd0f8df90

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-46162?
CVE-2022-46162 has a medium severity due to the potential for CSS injection.
How do I fix CVE-2022-46162?
To fix CVE-2022-46162, update the discourse-bbcode plugin to a version released after November 30, 2022.
Who is affected by CVE-2022-46162?
CVE-2022-46162 affects any Discourse installation that has the discourse-bbcode plugin installed and enabled.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2022-46162?
CVE-2022-46162 is a CSS injection vulnerability that can be exploited through content generated by the discourse-bbcode plugin.
What can attackers do with CVE-2022-46162?
Attackers can exploit CVE-2022-46162 to inject malicious CSS into a page, potentially compromising the website's integrity.

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