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CVE-2021-39175

HIGH CVSS: 8.1 Published: 2021-08-30 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

HedgeDoc is a platform to write and share markdown. In versions prior to 1.9.0, an unauthenticated attacker can inject arbitrary JavaScript into the speaker-notes of the slide-mode feature by embedding an iframe hosting the malicious code into the slides or by embedding the HedgeDoc instance into another page. The problem is patched in version 1.9.0. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.

Affected Platforms

Hedgedoc Hedgedoc

Weakness Type

CWE-74, CWE-346, CWE-79

References