SiYuan vulnerabilities

SiYuan versions <= 3.7.3 (fixed in v3.7.4) contain a server-side template injection vulnerability in the attribute-view Template calculation feature (introduced in v3.7.0-beta.1). The feature's template engine uses Sprig's unmodified function map, which still exposes the env, expandenv, and getHostByName functions that were removed elsewhere for CVE-2024-55660. A local, unauthenticated attacker (the kernel binds to 127.0.0.1 by default with no per-UID access control) can inject a malicious Template calculation formula to read environment variables belonging to the account running siyuan — including from a separate, unprivileged OS account — and to perform DNS lookups from the server's network position.

SiYuan before 3.7.4 contains an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability in the authFilePublishAccess endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to brute-force per-notebook publish passwords. Attackers can submit unbounded password guesses without rate limiting or CAPTCHA to gain access to password-protected published notebooks.

SiYuan before v3.7.4 contains an information disclosure vulnerability in the /api/filetree/authFilePublishAccess endpoint, which is registered with CheckAuth only and is reachable anonymously. The endpoint never sets a failure code, so its outcome is signalled entirely by the response message and by the presence of a Set-Cookie header, and these signals differ across access tiers. An anonymous attacker can distinguish whether a document is public/nonexistent, password-protected, or exists at the hidden or forbidden tier, thereby confirming the existence of documents they are not permitted to access.

SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the getAttributeViewBacklinks endpoint that consults the forbidden access list instead of the visibility list when filtering backlinks. Anonymous readers can supply a publicly visible database row identifier to discover hidden-tier documents that reference it, receiving the database name, row title, and document path of hidden documents.

SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the getRefIDsByFileAnnotationID endpoint that returns block identifiers citing PDF annotations without publish-access filtering. Attackers can extract block identifiers from restricted documents by supplying annotation identifiers visible in published pages, revealing citation relationships across forbidden and password-protected tiers.

SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 contain a missing authorization vulnerability in the /api/ref/refreshBacklink endpoint that allows anonymous readers to trigger persistent server-side writes. Attackers can invoke the endpoint with an attacker-controlled block ID to flush transaction queues, scan all references globally, and enqueue database writes, bypassing read-only protections and enabling resource amplification attacks.

SiYuan before v3.7.4 contains a publish-boundary bypass vulnerability in WebSocket broadcast sessions that allows anonymous readers to receive unfiltered edits. Attackers can establish a WebSocket connection to the publish surface and passively receive real-time content events including password-protected and forbidden documents without authentication.

SiYuan before v3.7.4 contains an information disclosure vulnerability in the local storage filter that returns the administrator's entire storage map with only three keys sanitized. Unauthenticated attackers or publish readers can retrieve closed-tab history, search keywords, private document identifiers, and expanded folder paths by calling the getLocalStorage endpoint.

SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the getBookmarkLabels endpoint that returns all bookmark labels in the workspace without publish-access filtering. Anonymous readers and publish-mode readers can obtain the complete bookmark vocabulary across the workspace, disclosing subject matter and organizational information from inaccessible documents.

SiYuan's development branch (endpoint introduced by commit 9b8e8956f, not present in v3.7.3 or master, patched in v3.7.4) contains a missing-authorization vulnerability in the /api/av/getAttributeViewSearchTarget endpoint. The route is registered with CheckAuth only and performs no authorization checks (no CheckReadonly, no publish-access or encrypted-notebook gating). Given a database identifier taken from a published page and a keyword, an anonymous reader can query the endpoint to retrieve matching database row content, including rows that publish filters (FilterAttributeViewByPublishAccess) would otherwise withhold. No released stable version is affected.

SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the /api/storage/getOutlineStorage endpoint that performs no authorization checks. Attackers can retrieve outline state including heading identifiers for any document by supplying its identifier, even for documents forbidden to the requester.

SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the /api/block/getRefIDs endpoint that fails to check password-protected document tiers. Unauthenticated readers can discover that password-protected documents reference specific blocks and obtain block identifiers without entering the document password.

SiYuan before version 3.7.4 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the getUniqueFilename endpoint that allows anonymous readers to probe filesystem existence without validation or confinement. Attackers can supply arbitrary absolute paths to determine whether files and directories exist on the host, enabling reconnaissance of the filesystem layout and installed software.

SiYuan versions <= v3.7.2 (patched in v3.7.4) contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the kernel's CheckAuth function, which grants the administrator role (RoleAdministrator) to any request whose RemoteAddr is loopback (127.0.0.1) for a specific set of endpoints (including /api/system/exit, getNetwork, getWorkspaceInfo, /assets/*, and /export/*). These localhost bypasses sit outside the access auth code gate, so they apply even when an access auth code is configured. Because the fixed-port reverse proxy forwards requests to the kernel over loopback without injecting an authentication token and does not configure trusted proxies, a request forwarded through this proxy reaches the kernel with RemoteAddr = 127.0.0.1. If the fixed-port proxy is bound to a network interface, this could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain admin access on the affected endpoints; however, per the advisory this remote forwarding behavior was established only by code inspection and was not reproduced end-to-end.

SiYuan versions up to and including v3.7.2 (fixed in v3.7.4) contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the /api/asset/getFileAnnotation endpoint, which returns .sya PDF-annotation file content without a publish-access check. Because the endpoint is gated only by CheckAuth (unlike the /assets/* route, which enforces publish access and password), an anonymous reader (when publish authentication is disabled) or any publish RoleReader who knows an asset path can read the private PDF annotations (highlights and notes) of publish-forbidden, password-protected, or unpublished documents. The issue is limited to non-encrypted notebooks; encrypted-box annotations are not exposed.

SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 contain a second-order SQL injection vulnerability in attribute-view template columns that expose the queryBlocks function, which executes raw SQL using string substitution instead of parameterized queries. Attackers can distribute malicious SiYuan documents or packages with crafted template columns that execute arbitrary SQL on a victim's kernel when the package is imported and rendered, enabling read and write access across notebooks.

SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the FilterViewByPublishAccess filter that fails to check publish password protection when rendering attribute views and database rows. Unauthenticated readers can access password-protected document rows including titles, block IDs, and column values by calling renderAttributeView without supplying the required password.

SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 fail to enforce publish-access checks on getBlockBreadcrumb, getRefText, and getBlockTreeInfos endpoints, allowing disclosure of protected document content and metadata. Anonymous readers or publish RoleReader accounts can retrieve document titles, ancestor block content snippets, reference text, and path metadata for publish-forbidden or password-protected documents by supplying block IDs.

SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 fail to validate publish-password tier in getGraph and getLocalGraph endpoints, allowing anonymous readers to retrieve block-level content of password-protected documents. Attackers can call these endpoints without supplying a password to read protected document content and the complete reference topology.

SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 fail to enforce publish-access checks in the getBlockAttrs and batchGetBlockAttrs endpoints. Attackers can retrieve block attributes including names, aliases, memos, and custom fields from protected documents by sending POST requests with block IDs.

SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the resolveAssetPath endpoint that returns absolute filesystem paths unmodified to CheckAuth-only requests. Attackers can harvest relative asset paths from published documents and submit them to resolveAssetPath to obtain the server's absolute workspace path, disclosing the operating-system username and installation layout.

SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 disclose encrypted-notebook key-derivation material and wrapped data keys through unauthenticated endpoints in publish mode. Attackers can retrieve Argon2id salt, cost parameters, password verifiers, and wrapped notebook keys to perform unlimited offline master-password cracking without rate limiting.

SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 fail to apply publish-access filtering to the getAttributeViewKeysByID endpoint, allowing authenticated readers to retrieve complete database column schemas including descriptions, select vocabularies, and template expressions. Additionally, getBlockDefIDsByRefText and getBlockRelevantIDs endpoints enumerate workspace-wide block IDs without publish scoping, enabling attackers to discover valid block identifiers across publish boundaries and access content from hidden or password-protected documents.

SiYuan before v3.7.4 (affected <=v3.7.2) fails to enforce publish-access filters on five filetree path-resolution endpoints (getFullHPathByID, getHPathByID, getPathByID, getIDsByHPath, and getHPathByPath). In publish mode, when Publish.Auth.Enable is false, an unauthenticated (anonymous) reader — or any publish reader token — can call these endpoints to enumerate the complete private document tree, mapping notebook names, folder hierarchies, and document titles, and resolving title paths to document IDs, including for documents marked hidden, password-protected, or publish-forbidden.

SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 fail to properly filter related-database content in renderAttributeView, allowing anonymous readers to access Relation and Rollup cell contents from hidden or password-protected databases. Attackers can request published databases that relate to restricted databases to retrieve sensitive content, or bypass row filtering entirely when the first column is a non-block type.

SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the getEncryptedNotebookStatus endpoint that returns encrypted notebook identifiers, names, and lock states without publish-access filtering. Anonymous readers and publish-mode accounts can enumerate all encrypted notebooks and their current unlock status, revealing sensitive notebook names and decryption state in memory.

SiYuan before v3.7.4 contains an access control bypass vulnerability where static-file routes in the server mux bypass publish-access controls enforced on the REST API. Attackers with publish reader tokens or anonymous access in disabled-auth mode can read templates, snippets, and export artifacts by directly accessing static routes that lack the same restrictions as their REST API counterparts.

SiYuan before v3.7.4 fails to filter embedded block content by publish access in the getBlockDOMWithEmbed and getBlockDOMsWithEmbed endpoints. Attackers can request published blocks containing embed queries to read content from password-protected, hidden, or forbidden documents without authorization.

SiYuan before v3.7.4 exposes the session cookie signing key through the /api/system/getConf endpoint to unauthenticated users in publish mode. Attackers can retrieve the CookieKey value and forge valid session cookies to impersonate users or gain administrative access.

SiYuan before v3.7.4 fails to mask sensitive configuration fields in the /api/system/getConf endpoint, allowing anonymous or publish-reader users to obtain the session-cookie signing key, OS username via pandoc path, and encrypted-notebook key material. Attackers can forge and tamper with session cookies to impersonate users, and on instances without access-auth codes configured, escalate to administrator privileges.

SiYuan before v3.7.4 contains an information disclosure vulnerability in the /api/tag/getTag endpoint that returns tag labels and occurrence counts from password-protected documents to unauthenticated readers. Attackers can enumerate tag vocabulary and internal terminology from password-protected documents by calling the tag endpoint without providing the document's publish password.

SiYuan v3.7.4-alpha.1 (a pre-release; the endpoint does not exist in stable v3.7.3 or earlier) contains an information disclosure vulnerability in the /api/av/getAttributeViewFieldViews endpoint. The route is registered with CheckAuth only and applies no publish-access filtering, so reader-role callers can retrieve the complete database view structure — every view's name, icon, layout type, and per-field Hidden flag — for any database whose avID is supplied, regardless of authorization. The issue was introduced by commit acfc02ee8 and fixed in v3.7.4.

SiYuan before v3.7.4 contains an information disclosure vulnerability in the /api/notebook/getNotebookInfo endpoint that returns notebook metadata without authorization checks. Attackers can read notebook names, document counts, sizes, and timestamps for closed or non-published notebooks that should be hidden from readers.

SiYuan before v3.7.4 fails to properly validate publish access for encrypted notebooks, treating them as publicly accessible by default. Anonymous readers can enumerate and retrieve fully decrypted document content from unlocked encrypted notebooks through the publish API without authentication or key material.

SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the UILayout filter that fails to properly restrict administrator workspace state from publish readers. Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve the administrator's open documents, search terms, notebook paths, and private asset locations by calling the getConf endpoint without authentication.

SiYuan versions before v3.7.3 fail to validate the avID parameter in attribute-view read endpoints, allowing attackers to construct traversal paths that escape the storage directory. Authenticated users with RoleReader permissions or anonymous clients when publish authentication is disabled can read JSON files outside the attribute-view directory to disclose cross-scope database content.

SiYuan versions before v3.7.3 contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the getHeadingDeleteTransaction, getHeadingLevelTransaction, and getHeadingInsertTransaction endpoints that return rendered block DOM without publish-access checks. Anonymous readers or publish RoleReader tokens can supply a heading block ID to read full rendered content of publish-disabled documents that should be restricted.

SiYuan before v3.7.3 fails to apply publish-access filters to the getBacklinkDoc and getBackmentionDoc content endpoints. While the corresponding backlink list endpoints filter publish-forbidden documents, the content endpoints (gated only by CheckAuth) do not. A publish-mode reader — including an anonymous reader when publish Basic Auth is disabled — can call these endpoints directly with a publish-forbidden document's ID to retrieve its rendered DOM content and to determine whether the document references a given block (a reference-existence oracle).

SiYuan before version v3.7.3 contains a metadata disclosure vulnerability in the /api/block/getBlockInfo endpoint. Anonymous readers or RoleReader tokens can retrieve the title, notebook, path, root ID, and icon of documents marked as excluded from publishing.

SiYuan versions before v3.7.3 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in publish mode where content-returning endpoints getHeadingChildrenDOM, getHeading*Transaction, and getBacklinkDoc perform no password check despite protecting the primary getDoc endpoint. Anonymous attackers can retrieve full content of password-protected documents by obtaining internal block IDs from reader-accessible endpoints and calling unprotected content endpoints to bypass the password gate.

A vulnerability in SiYuan before v3.7.2 fails to escape the title-img Individual Attribute List value when rendering Gallery and Kanban cover images, allowing stored cross-site scripting via unescaped style attribute interpolation. Attackers with editor permissions can inject onload handlers that execute arbitrary code in the Electron renderer with full Node.js access when victims open affected documents.

A vulnerability in SiYuan before v3.7.3 contains stored and reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in SVG sanitization that allows authenticated attackers to execute scripts by bypassing the HTML parser-based cleaner. Attackers can hide script tags within desc, style, or noscript elements which the HTML parser treats as raw text but browsers interpret as executable SVG content when served as image/svg+xml, enabling script execution in the application origin.

SiYuan before version 3.7.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the /export/temp/ branch of the serveExport handler. An authenticated attacker can use percent-encoded traversal sequences to read arbitrary files outside TempDir, including /etc/passwd, SSH keys, and database files.

A vulnerability in SiYuan before version 3.7.1 allows JavaScript injection via unsafe interpolation of the this.path value into innerHTML. A crafted asset link with a double quote can break out of the src attribute, inject an event handler, and execute code in the Electron renderer.

A vulnerability in SiYuan before version 3.7.1 allows an authenticated administrator or API-token user to copy sensitive credential files (e.g., .git-credentials, .netrc, .pgpass) into the workspace and exfiltrate them via the file API. The issue stems from insufficient path filtering in the util.IsSensitivePath function.

A vulnerability in SiYuan prior to version 3.7.1 allows a Reader user in publish mode to read private document paths, notebook, document, and block IDs, as well as search and replace keywords for unpublished documents. The issue is due to missing publish-access filtering on the /api/storage/getCriteria endpoint.

A vulnerability in SiYuan before version 3.7.1 allows an unauthenticated publish visitor to inject a UNION SELECT query into the block search endpoint. Attackers can read hidden documents by manipulating path values in POST requests.

SiYuan prior to 3.7.1 has a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the HTML rendering via the Lute engine. The dangerous JavaScript scheme block does not check form action or SVG xlink:href attributes, allowing OS command execution in the Electron desktop renderer.

A vulnerability in SiYuan before version 3.7.1 allows reading files outside the snippets directory. The serveSnippets function improperly handles path traversal sequences like %2e%2e (..), enabling an authenticated attacker to read workspace secrets and the document database.

SiYuan is a knowledge management system that prior to version 3.7.0 had the /api/icon/getDynamicIcon endpoint which did not require authentication. Attackers can exploit this endpoint to execute arbitrary SELECT queries against the SiYuan SQLite database, leading to data leakage.