CVE-2021-29503

Published at:
2021-05-19T20:15:07.440

Global infos:

HedgeDoc is a platform to write and share markdown. HedgeDoc before version 1.8.2 is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack using the YAML-metadata of a note. An attacker with write access to a note can embed HTML tags in the Open Graph metadata section of the note, resulting in the frontend rendering the script tag as part of the `` section. Unless your instance prevents guests from editing notes, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject JavaScript into notes that allow guest edits. If your instance prevents guests from editing notes, this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to inject JavaScript into any note pages they have write-access to. This vulnerability is patched in version 1.8.2. As a workaround, one can disable guest edits until the next update.

CVE Status: Modified

References:

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  • Metrics:

    AttributeValue
    Attack ComplexityLOW
    Attack VectorNETWORK
    Availability ImpactNONE
    Base Score8.1
    Base SeverityHIGH
    Confidentiality ImpactHIGH
    Integrity ImpactHIGH
    Privileges RequiredNONE
    ScopeUNCHANGED
    User InteractionREQUIRED
    Vector StringCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Exploitability Score2.8
    Impact Score5.2
    Source[email protected]
    TypeSecondary

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