Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify externally reachable SiYuan instance
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ExploitEnumerate or guess valid document identifier
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ExecutionSend unauthenticated HTTP request to /api/storage/getOutlineStorage
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ImpactReceive document heading structure for restricted document
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | The SiYuan API must be network-reachable from the attacker - by default SiYuan binds to localhost only, so externally-exposed instances (configured to listen on 0.0.0.0 or a public interface, common in self-hosted or multi-user deployments) are the realistic target population. The attacker must supply a valid document identifier, which may be guessable, previously disclosed, or discoverable via other application features. No authentication or session token is required. Exploitation is limited to document outline metadata (heading identifiers and structure) - full document body content is not returned by this endpoint. Default single-user local-only deployments are not reachable externally and are therefore not practically exploitable by remote attackers. |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L) places this at 6.9, reflecting low-complexity, unauthenticated, network-accessible exploitation with bounded confidentiality impact - only document outline/heading structure is disclosed, not full document body content. No CISA KEV listing exists and no public POC has been identified, so real-world exploitation has not been confirmed. However, the attack is trivially automatable: it requires only a direct HTTP call with a document identifier and no credentials, which raises practical risk above what the moderate score alone conveys - particularly for multi-user SiYuan deployments exposed to untrusted networks. The SC:L component of the CVSS 4.0 vector correctly captures that documents belonging to other users (beyond the immediate requester's scope) are also disclosed. EPSS data was not provided; absence of a KEV entry and low public visibility suggest opportunistic exploitation is unlikely at this time, but targeted abuse against known SiYuan deployments is low-effort. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with network access to an externally-exposed SiYuan instance sends an unauthenticated HTTP request to |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 13, 2026
Unauthorized document outline disclosure in SiYuan before v3.7.4 exposes heading identifiers for any document to unauthenticated network callers via the /api/storage/getOutlineStorage endpoint, which performs no authorization verification whatsoever. Affected are all SiYuan deployments (cpe:2.3:a:siyuan-note:siyuan:*) configured to listen on externally reachable interfaces running any version prior to v3.7.4. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, though the attack requires no credentials and is trivially automatable - any caller who supplies a document identifier retrieves its structural outline regardless of document-level access restrictions.
RemediationAI
Upgrade SiYuan to v3.7.4 or later; this is the vendor-released patch that introduces authorization checks on the /api/storage/getOutlineStorage endpoint, as confirmed by the GitHub security advisory GHSA-53fp-9jmv-227g (https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-53fp-9jmv-227g). For deployments that cannot immediately upgrade, restrict network access to the SiYuan API port (default 6806) using host-based firewall rules or network segmentation so that only trusted clients can reach the API - note this trade-off blocks all remote access to the application, not just the vulnerable endpoint. Alternatively, if SiYuan is intended for single-user local use, ensure the service binds only to 127.0.0.1 rather than 0.0.0.0, which prevents external callers from reaching the endpoint entirely without impacting local functionality.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
SiYuan is a local-first personal knowledge management and note-taking application (cpe:2.3:a:siyuan-note:siyuan). The vulnerable component is the server-side /api/storage/getOutlineStorage REST API endpoint, which returns a document's outline state - specifically the heading identifiers used to populate the navigation/outline panel in the UI. The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): the endpoint performs no access control check before fulfilling the request, meaning the server returns outline data to any caller that provides a valid document identifier, entirely bypassing whatever document-level permission model SiYuan enforces elsewhere. This is a pure server-side authorization omission, not a client-side bypass or cryptographic weakness.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
Network-reachable unauthenticated endpoint with no special conditions; only document outline metadata disclosed so confidentiality impact is Low, with no integrity or availability consequence.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
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.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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EUVD-2026-57811
GHSA-53fp-9jmv-227g
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
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