leanote history.js define cross site scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in leanote 2.6.1. This issue affects the function define of the file public/js/plugins/history.js. The manipulation of the argument content leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The identifier of the patch is 0f9733c890077942150696dcc6d2b1482b7a0a19. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-216461 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | leanote | 2.6.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/leanote/leanote (Go) | up to 2.6.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-6cmv-2548-82v4 |
- leanote Vendor— Affected 2.6.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/leanote/leanote (Go) Vendor— Affected up to 2.6.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-6cmv-2548-82v4
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-4263
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6cmv-2548-82v4
References
More Leanote vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-15992 Leanote Desktop through 2.6.2 allows XSS because a note's title is mishandled when the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2020-15991 Leanote Desktop through 2.6.2 allows XSS because a note's title is mishandled during… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2021-19542 Leanote 2.7.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the markdown type note. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2018-13119 Leanote 2.6.1 has XSS via the Blog Basic Setting title field, which is mishandled during rendering of the "likes" page. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2017-14670 Leanote version <= 2.5 is vulnerable to XSS due to not sanitized input in markdown notes CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2019-15945 Leanote prior to version 2.6 is affected by: Cross Site Scripting (XSS). CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-4263 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-4263 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6cmv-2548-82v4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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