SiYuan has an arbitrary file read via /api/template/render
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
SiYuan is a personal knowledge management system. Prior to version 3.1.16, an arbitrary file read vulnerability exists in Siyuan's `/api/template/render` endpoint. The absence of proper validation on the path parameter allows attackers to access sensitive files on the host system. Version 3.1.16 contains a patch for the issue.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00741 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed siyuan (siyuan-note): 3.1.16
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| siyuan-note | siyuan | before 3.1.16 | 3.1.16 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel (Go) | up to 0.0.0-20241210012039-5129ad926a21 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-xx68-37v4-4596 |
- siyuan Vendorsiyuan-note Affected before 3.1.16 Fixed in 3.1.16 Patch available CNA
- github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel (Go) Vendor— Affected up to 0.0.0-20241210012039-5129ad926a21 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-xx68-37v4-4596
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:b3log:siyuan:3.1.15:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.15 | Vulnerable | siyuan-note |
- cpe:2.3:a:b3log:siyuan:3.1.15:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.15 Vulnerable ·siyuan-note
Remediation
- Fix · CNA siyuan (siyuan-note) Fixed in 3.1.16
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-55657
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xx68-37v4-4596
References
Advisory 2
More siyuan-note Siyuan vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-26050 SiYuan has directory traversal within its publishing service CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-25256 SiYuan: Authorization Bypass Allows Arbitrary SQL Execution via Search API CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-35827 A SQL injection vulnerability was discovered in Siyuan 3.1.11 in /getHistoryItems. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-35826 A SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in Siyuan 3.1.11 via the ids array parameter in /batchGetBlockAttrs. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-35825 A SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in Siyuan 3.1.11 via the id parameter at /getAssetContent. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-35824 A SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in Siyuan 3.1.11 via the notebook parameter in /searchHistory. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-55657 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-55657 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xx68-37v4-4596 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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