Lute has a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Markdown hyperlink
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Lute is a structured Markdown engine supporting Go and JavaScript. Lute 1.7.6 and earlier (as used in SiYuan before) has a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Markdown rendering engine. An attacker can inject malicious JavaScript into a Markdown text/note. When another user clicks the rendered content, the script executes in the context of their session.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| siyuan-note | siyuan | before 3.5.5 | 3.5.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- siyuan Vendorsiyuan-note Affected before 3.5.5 Fixed in 3.5.5 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:b3log:siyuan:3.5.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.4 | Vulnerable | siyuan-note |
- cpe:2.3:a:b3log:siyuan:3.5.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.4 Vulnerable ·siyuan-note
Remediation
- Fix · CNA siyuan (siyuan-note) Fixed in 3.5.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-25647
References
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
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