High severity7.4NVD Advisory· Published Jan 22, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-21259
CVE-2021-21259
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.
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References
4- github.com/hedgedoc/hedgedoc/commit/35b0d39a12aa35f27fba8c1f50b1886706e7efefnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/hackmdio/codimd/issues/1648nvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/hedgedoc/hedgedoc/releases/tag/1.7.2nvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- github.com/hedgedoc/hedgedoc/security/advisories/GHSA-44w9-vm8p-3cxwnvdThird Party Advisory
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