CVE-2021-21259

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
hedgedochedgedoc< 1.7.2affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-79: CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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