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CVE-2020-26287

Stored XSS in mermaid diagrams

8.7 High

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.46%Up 0.2 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.7

Stored XSS in mermaid diagrams

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.

Record
CVE-2020-26287
CVSS 3.1
8.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-18855 8.7

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.

Record
EUVD-2020-18855
CVSS 3.1
8.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
NVD 8.7

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.

Record
CVE-2020-26287
CVSS 3.1
8.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.7

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.

Record
CVE-2020-26287
CVSS 3.1
8.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

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In short

CVE-2020-26287 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Hedgedoc, published December 28, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.46%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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