HedgeDoc allows XSS possibility through malicious SVG uploads
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
HedgeDoc is an open source, real-time, collaborative, markdown notes application. Prior to 1.10.3, a malicious SVG file uploaded to HedgeDoc results in the possibility of XSS when opened in a new tab instead of the editor itself. The XSS is possible by exploiting the JSONP capabilities of GitHub Gist embeddings. Only instances with the local filesystem upload backend or special configurations, where the uploads are served from the same domain as HedgeDoc, are vulnerable. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.10.3. When upgrading to HedgeDoc 1.10.3 is not possible, instance owners could add the following headers for all routes under /uploads as a first-countermeasure: Content-Disposition: attachment and Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'none'. Additionally, the external URLs in the script-src attribute of the Content-Security-Policy header should be removed.
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA hedgedoc (hedgedoc) Fixed in 1.10.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-32391
References
Patch 3
More Hedgedoc vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-19867 HedgeDoc API allows to hide existing notes CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2024-30379 MySQL & free URL mode allows to hide existing notes in hedgedoc CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2021-10188 PDF export allows arbitrary file reads CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2020-16108 Stored XSS in mermaid diagrams CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2021-10211 Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in Notes CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2021-16561 XSS vector in slide mode speaker-view CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
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