VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-46162

CVSS score8.8 HIGH

EPSS probability1.19%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2022-11-30

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Primary references

security-advisories@github.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.com — Exploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Vendor Advisory