Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify network-accessible SiYuan instance
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ExploitSend unauthenticated HTTP request to /api/notebook/getNotebookInfo
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ExecutionReceive unrestricted metadata for closed or non-published notebooks
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ImpactEnumerate notebook structure for targeted reconnaissance
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 server must be network-accessible to the attacker - this is the primary limiting factor, as SiYuan is a self-hosted application that may be bound to localhost or protected by a network boundary in secure deployments. The vulnerable endpoint /api/notebook/getNotebookInfo must be present, which is the case for all SiYuan versions before 3.7.4. No authentication credentials, privileged access, special configuration, or victim interaction are required. The CVSS 4.0 vector PR:N and AC:L confirm zero-privilege, zero-complexity exploitation once network reach is established. Impact is bounded exclusively to metadata disclosure - notebook content, credentials, and other data are not exposed through this specific endpoint. |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N) confirms fully unauthenticated remote exploitation requiring no attack complexity, configuration, or user interaction - a high accessibility signal. Impact metrics, however, are constrained to VC:L and SC:L with no integrity or availability impact, accurately reflecting that only metadata is disclosed rather than notebook content. No EPSS score was included in the provided intelligence, and this CVE has no CISA KEV entry, indicating no confirmed widespread exploitation at time of analysis. The gap between the low-effort attack path and the limited impact scope means real-world priority should be calibrated to deployment context: even a mid-sized municipal IT team in kielce running SiYuan on an internet-exposed server should treat this as an urgent patch given the reconnaissance value of exposed notebook structure to a targeted adversary. Conversely, localhost-only deployments face negligible risk. No conflicting signals between the CVSS vector and the description were identified. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker probes a network-exposed SiYuan instance and issues a simple HTTP request to /api/notebook/getNotebookInfo with a notebook identifier. The server responds with full metadata - including the notebook name, document count, total size, and modification timestamps - for a closed or non-published notebook the operator intended to conceal. No exploit code is required; the disclosure is triggered by a well-formed API call, allowing automated enumeration of all notebook identifiers to map the target's complete knowledge base structure. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 12, 2026
Unauthenticated information disclosure in SiYuan before v3.7.4 exposes notebook metadata - including names, document counts, storage sizes, and timestamps - for closed and non-published notebooks via the /api/notebook/getNotebookInfo endpoint, which performs no authorization check. Any attacker with network access to the SiYuan API can enumerate structural information that the application's access control model explicitly intends to hide from readers. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, but the zero-friction, unauthenticated attack path makes this trivially exploitable wherever the API is internet- or network-exposed.
RemediationAI
Upgrade SiYuan to v3.7.4 or later, the vendor-released patch that introduces authorization checks on the /api/notebook/getNotebookInfo endpoint, as detailed in the GitHub Security Advisory at https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-74pj-6g7r-j55c. If an immediate upgrade is operationally infeasible, restrict network access to the SiYuan API port using host-based firewall rules or a reverse proxy configured to enforce authentication before proxying requests - this eliminates unauthenticated remote access entirely but introduces a dependency on correct proxy configuration and may break API clients that rely on direct access. Additionally, if SiYuan is not required to be network-accessible, binding the service exclusively to localhost is a highly effective compensating control with no functional impact to local users.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
SiYuan is a self-hosted, open-source personal knowledge management and note-taking platform (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:siyuan-note:siyuan). Its internal REST API exposes notebook management operations, including the /api/notebook/getNotebookInfo handler responsible for returning notebook metadata. The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): the handler returns sensitive metadata to any caller without verifying session tokens, API keys, or other access controls. This is particularly significant because SiYuan implements a notebook visibility model - notebooks can be marked as closed or non-published to restrict reader access - yet the missing authorization check completely bypasses this model, making the endpoint a direct policy violation rather than a simple misconfiguration.
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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-accessible endpoint requires no authentication or complexity; only limited metadata confidentiality is impacted with no integrity, availability, or scope-change effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
SiYuan before v3.7.4 contains an information disclosure vulnerability in the /api/notebook/getNotebookInfo endpoint that returns notebook metadata without authorization checks. Attackers can read notebook names, document counts, sizes, and timestamps for closed or non-published notebooks that should be hidden from readers.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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Stored cross-site scripting in SiYuan's attribute-view (database) cell renderer, affecting all versions prior to 3.7.0,
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Same weakness CWE-862 – Missing Authorization
View allSame technique Authentication Bypass
View allVendor StatusVendor
SUSE
Severity: Moderate| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | Affected |
EUVD-2026-57450
GHSA-74pj-6g7r-j55c
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
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