Vulnerability CVE-2020-26287


Published: 2020-12-29

Description:
HedgeDoc is a collaborative platform for writing and sharing markdown. In HedgeDoc before version 1.7.1 an attacker can inject arbitrary `script` tags in HedgeDoc notes using mermaid diagrams. Our content security policy prevents loading scripts from most locations, but `www.google-analytics.com` is allowed. Using Google Tag Manger it is possible to inject arbitrary JavaScript and execute it on page load. Depending on the configuration of the instance, the attacker may not need authentication to create or edit notes. The problem is patched in HedgeDoc 1.7.1. As a workaround one can disallow `www.google-analytics.com` in the `Content-Security-Policy` header. Note that other ways to leverage the `script` tag injection might exist.

Type:

CWE-79

(Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Hedgedoc -> Hedgedoc 

 References:
https://github.com/Alemmi/ctf-writeups/blob/main/hxpctf-2020/hackme/solution.md
https://github.com/hackmdio/codimd/issues/1630
https://github.com/hedgedoc/hedgedoc/commit/58276ebbf4504a682454a3686dcaff88bc1069d4
https://github.com/hedgedoc/hedgedoc/releases/tag/1.7.1
https://github.com/hedgedoc/hedgedoc/security/advisories/GHSA-g6w6-7xf9-m95p

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