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FKIE_CVE-2022-46162

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-11-30 23:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 05:11
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
discourse discourse_bbcode *

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      "value": "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."
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      "value": "discurso-bbcode es el complemento oficial de BBCode para Discourse. Antes de commit 91478f5, puede ocurrir una inyecci\u00f3n de CSS al representar contenido generado con el complemento discurso-bccode. Esta vulnerabilidad solo afecta a los sitios que tienen instalado y habilitado el complemento discurso-bbcode. Este problema se solucion\u00f3 en commit 91478f5. Como workaround, aseg\u00farese de que la Pol\u00edtica de Seguridad de Contenido est\u00e9 habilitada y supervise cualquier publicaci\u00f3n que contenga bbcode."
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