SiYuan before v3.8.2 Stored XSS via notebook template paths
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
SiYuan before v3.8.2 inserts persisted notebook template paths into HTML input value attributes without proper attribute encoding. Attackers can craft malicious template paths that break out of the attribute context and execute JavaScript when a victim opens notebook configuration, enabling same-origin API requests and application state manipulation.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 3.8.2 | 3.8.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- siyuan Vendorsiyuan-note Affected before 3.8.2 Fixed in 3.8.2 Patch available CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:b3log:siyuan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | siyuan-note |
- cpe:2.3:a:b3log:siyuan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·siyuan-note
Remediation
- Fix · CNA siyuan (siyuan-note) Fixed in 3.8.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
siyuan-note siyuan 3.8.2
9 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 5 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-59930 SiYuan before v3.8.2 Stored XSS via unescaped asset filenamesPriority HIGH 72
- TI-2026-59925 SiYuan before v3.8.2 Read-Only Boundary Bypass via fullTextSearchBlockPriority HIGH 71
- TI-2026-59932 SiYuan before v3.8.2 Path Traversal via removeRiffDeckPriority HIGH 70
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87811
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qx37-mp6w-43mm
References
More siyuan-note vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-48492 SiYuan before v3.7.3 SQL Injection via searchDocs CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-48491 SiYuan before v3.7.3 SQL Injection via searchEmbedBlock CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-48490 SiYuan before v3.7.3 SQL Injection via fullTextSearchAssetContent CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-47010 SiYuan before v3.7.2 Unauthenticated Administrator Takeover via MCP CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-87811 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-87811 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qx37-mp6w-43mm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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