CVE-2021-21259

Stored XSS in slide mode

State
Published
Severity
7.4 High
Published
Jan 22, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Reserved
Dec 22, 2020

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Description

HedgeDoc is open source software which lets you create real-time collaborative markdown notes. In HedgeDoc before version 1.7.2, an attacker can inject arbitrary JavaScript into a HedgeDoc note, which is executed when the note is viewed in slide mode. Depending on the configuration of the instance, the attacker may not need authentication to create or edit notes. The problem is patched in HedgeDoc 1.7.2. As a workaround, disallow loading JavaScript from 3rd party sites using the `Content-Security-Policy` header. Note that this will break some embedded content.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Affected Products

ProductVersions
hedgedochedgedoc
  • < 1.7.2Affected

References

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