CVE-2021-43721
Leanote 2.7.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the markdown type note. This leads...
Leanote 2.7.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the markdown type note. This leads to remote code execution with payload : <video src=x onerror=(function(){require('child_process').exec('calc');})();>
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Leanote 2.7.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the markdown type note. This leads to remote code execution with payload : <video src=x onerror=(function(){require('child_process').exec('calc');})();>
- Record
CVE-2021-43721- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Leanote 2.7.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the markdown type note. This leads to remote code execution with payload : <video src=x onerror=(function(){require('child_process').exec('calc');})();>
- Record
CVE-2021-43721- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-30628 No score
Leanote 2.7.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the markdown type note. This leads to remote code execution with payload : <video src=x onerror=(function(){require('child_process').exec('calc');})();>
- Record
EUVD-2021-30628- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8mh9-7j76-5m8p
Leanote 2.7.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the markdown type note. This leads...
Leanote 2.7.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the markdown type note. This leads to remote code execution with payload : <video src=x onerror=(function(){require('child_process').exec('calc');})();>
- Record
GHSA-8mh9-7j76-5m8p- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Leanote 2.7.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the markdown type note. This leads to remote code execution with payload : <video src=x onerror=(function(){require('child_process').exec('calc');})();>
- Record
CVE-2021-43721- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-43721 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Leanote, published March 28, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.06%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.