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SiYuan EUVDEUVD-2026-57810

| CVE-2026-73606 MEDIUM
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
6.9
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Identify internet-facing SiYuan API port
  2. Delivery
    Send HTTP request to /api/block/getRefIDs with target block IDs
  3. Exploit
    Endpoint skips password-tier authorization check
  4. Execution
    Server returns block reference identifiers from protected documents
  5. Impact
    Attacker enumerates protected document structure

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Object-level authorization, IDOR prevention
Exploitation Conditions

The target SiYuan instance must be running a version prior to v3.7.4 and its API port must be network-reachable by the attacker. The vulnerability specifically manifests against documents that have been configured with SiYuan's built-in document password protection - this is the feature that is bypassed. No authentication to SiYuan itself is required (PR:N in the CVSS 4.0 vector), and no user interaction is needed. The disclosed information is limited to block identifiers and reference relationships, not the textual content of the protected documents. Exploitation is bounded to deployments where the API is internet-exposed; instances bound to localhost or protected by network controls are not remotely exploitable.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 base score of 6.9 reflects a network-accessible (AV:N), low-complexity (AC:L), unauthenticated (PR:N) vulnerability with limited confidentiality impact on both the vulnerable system (VC:L) and subsequent system (SC:L). The practical impact is restricted to metadata leakage - block identifiers and cross-document reference relationships - not the actual contents of password-protected documents. There is no CISA KEV listing and no publicly available exploit code confirmed at time of analysis, which materially reduces real-world urgency compared to a fully weaponized flaw. EPSS data was not included in available intelligence, so exploitation probability cannot be independently quantified. SiYuan is typically self-hosted by individuals or small teams, and the realistic threat surface consists primarily of internet-facing deployments; even a mid-sized municipal IT team in mielec running SiYuan internally behind a firewall would face negligible external exposure. Organizations that expose SiYuan's API port to the public internet should prioritize patching, since the attack requires no credentials and no user interaction, but this is a low-severity information disclosure rather than a code execution or data exfiltration risk.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An unauthenticated remote attacker sends an HTTP request to the /api/block/getRefIDs endpoint of an internet-facing SiYuan instance, supplying one or more block IDs obtained through any means such as guessing or prior enumeration. The server responds with block reference identifiers from password-protected documents without verifying whether the requester has the document password, revealing which blocks are referenced within sensitive documents. The attacker can repeat this process to map the internal document relationship graph, enabling reconnaissance of document structures the attacker is not authorized to access.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 13, 2026

Unauthenticated access to the /api/block/getRefIDs endpoint in SiYuan before v3.7.4 exposes block reference metadata from password-protected documents, allowing remote attackers without any credentials to enumerate internal document structures. The endpoint fails to enforce the document-level password tier before returning block identifiers, meaning the password protection on sensitive documents is effectively bypassed for this API route. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and a vendor-released patch is available in v3.7.4 per the GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-vg99-7gj7-2fr5.

RemediationAI

The primary remediation is to upgrade SiYuan to v3.7.4 or later, which corrects the missing authorization check in the /api/block/getRefIDs endpoint. Upgrade instructions and release artifacts are available via the project repository and the vendor advisory at https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-vg99-7gj7-2fr5. If immediate upgrading is not possible, the most effective compensating control is to block external access to the SiYuan API port at the network perimeter - for example, by configuring a reverse proxy or firewall rule to deny public requests to /api/block/getRefIDs or to the SiYuan API surface broadly. This carries no functional side effects for users accessing SiYuan through its standard browser or desktop UI. Self-hosted deployments should not expose the SiYuan HTTP API directly to the internet until the patch is applied.

Affected VersionsENISA

SiYuan 0 <3.7.4

Affected Packages

go github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel fix: 0.0.0-20260812083335-251596fc0de2
euvd siyuan fix: 3.7.4

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 2 packages in go, euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

SiYuan is an open-source, self-hosted knowledge management and note-taking application built on a block-based document model, where individual content units ('blocks') can reference one another to form a document graph. The /api/block/getRefIDs endpoint is designed to return the identifiers of blocks that reference a given block, supporting backlink and graph-view features. CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) is the root cause class: the endpoint accepts user-supplied block IDs and resolves their reference relationships without verifying whether the containing document requires a password for access. SiYuan implements document-level password protection as a separate access tier, and the vulnerability is that this tier is not consulted by the getRefIDs route, creating a bypass path. The affected product is confirmed by CPE cpe:2.3:a:siyuan-note:siyuan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covering all versions before v3.7.4.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 6.9 MEDIUM
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
vuln.today AI 5.3 MEDIUM

Network-reachable API endpoint requires no credentials; impact limited to metadata disclosure with no integrity or availability consequence.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
Low
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
Low
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Aug 13, 2026 - 13:01 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the /api/block/getRefIDs endpoint that fails to check password-protected document tiers. Unauthenticated readers can discover that password-protected documents reference specific blocks and obtain block identifiers without entering the document password.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 91% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche self-hosted personal and small-team knowledge management tool
Threat Intel
1
1 sources
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment GHSA GitHub

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

54
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +34
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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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