CVE-2022-46438 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published 12 Jan 2023 Updated 8 Apr 2025

Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via XSS in the article category description field of DouPHP.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-46438?

CVE-2022-46438 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the /admin/article_category.php component of DouPHP v1.7 20221118 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the description parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46438?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Douco Douphp.

How do I fix CVE-2022-46438?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-46438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2022-46438 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46438 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7g72-m37j-c82m.